Apparatus for setting access requirements

• US 20030145222A1
• Filed: 12/06/2002
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Brebner, Gavin, Harrison, Keith Alexander, Mont, Marco Casassa, Gittler, Mihaela, Riche, Stephanie
• Application Number:
  US10/313,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20030145222A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2113 Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control

Abstract

A computer system comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with a computer node and a policy engine for setting access requirements to a personal profile, from the computer node, based upon the determined trust level of the computer node and respective sensitivity levels associated with sub-components of the personal profile.

Claims

1. A computer apparatus comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with the computer apparatus;

and a policy engine for setting access requirements to data attributes based upon a sensitivity level associated with the respective data attributes and the determined trust level of the computer apparatus.

2. A computer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the activation or deactivation of a switch.

3. A computer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trust level determination is based upon time of day.

4. A computer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trust level determination is based upon location of the computer apparatus.

5. A computer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the user of the computer apparatus.

6. A computer apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the access requirements determine which data attributes can be displayed to a user.

7. A computer apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the access requirements determine whether any data attributes are to be encrypted.

8. A computer apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the access requirements determine whether any data attributes are to be deleted.

9. A computer apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the access requirements determine whether any data attributes are to be transferred to another computer apparatus.

10. A computer apparatus comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with the computer apparatus;

and a policy engine for setting access requirements to functionality of the computer apparatus based upon a sensitivity level associated with the respective computer apparatus functionality and the determined trust level of the computer apparatus.

11. A computer apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the activation or deactivation of a switch.

12. A computer apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the trust level determination is based upon time of day.

13. A computer apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the trust level determination is based upon location of the computer apparatus.

14. A computer apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the user of the computer apparatus.

15. A computer apparatus comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with the computer apparatus and a policy engine for setting access requirements to a personal profile based upon the determined trust level of the computer apparatus and respective sensitivity levels associated with sub-components of the personal profile.

16. A computer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the sub-components include data attributes.

17. A computer apparatus according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the sub-components include computer apparatus functionality.

18. A computer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the activation or deactivation of a switch.

19. A computer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the trust level determination is based upon time of day.

20. A computer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the trust level determination is based upon location of the computer apparatus.

21. A computer apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the user of the computer apparatus.

22. A computer system comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with a computer node and a policy engine for setting access requirements to data attributes, from the computer node, based upon a sensitivity level associated with the respective data attributes and the determined trust level of the computer node.

23. A computer system according to claim 22, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the activation or deactivation of a switch.

24. A computer system according to claim 22, wherein the trust level determination is based upon time of day.

25. A computer system according to claim 22, wherein the trust level determination is based upon location of the computer apparatus.

26. A computer system according to claim 22, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the user of the computer apparatus.

27. A computer system according to any of claims 22 to 26, wherein the access requirements determine which data attributes can be displayed to a user.

28. A computer system according to any of claims 22 to 26, wherein the access requirements determine whether any data attributes are to be encrypted.

29. A computer system according to any of claims 22 to 26, wherein the access requirements determine whether any data attributes are to be deleted.

30. A computer system according to any of claims 22 to 26, wherein the access requirements determine whether any data attributes are to be transferred to another computer apparatus.

31. A computer system comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with a computer node and a policy engine for setting access requirements to functionality of the computer node based upon a sensitivity level associated with the respective functionality of the computer node and the determined trust level of the computer node.

32. A computer system according to claim 31, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the activation or deactivation of a switch.

33. A computer system according to claim 31, wherein the trust level determination is based upon time of day.

34. A computer system according to claim 31, wherein the trust level determination is based upon location of the computer apparatus.

35. A computer system according to claim 31, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the user of the computer apparatus.

36. A computer system comprising a trust engine for determining a trust level associated with a computer node and a policy engine for setting access requirements to a personal profile, from the computer node, based upon the determined trust level of the computer node and respective sensitivity levels associated with sub-components of the personal profile.

37. A computer system according to claim 36, wherein the sub-components include data attributes.

38. A computer system according to claim 36 or 37, wherein the sub-components include computer apparatus functionality.

39. A computer system according to claim 36, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the activation or deactivation of a switch.

40. A computer system according to claim 36, wherein the trust level determination is based upon time of day.

41. A computer system according to claim 36, wherein the trust level determination is based upon location of the computer apparatus.

42. A computer system according to claim 36, wherein the trust level determination is based upon the user of the computer apparatus.

43. A computer apparatus comprising a processor for determining a trust level associated with the computer apparatus and for setting access requirements to a personal profile based upon the determined trust level of the computer apparatus and respective sensitivity levels associated with sub-components of the personal profile.

44. A computer system comprising a processor for determining a trust level associated with a computer node and for setting access requirements to a personal profile, from the computer node, based upon the determined trust level of the computer node and respective sensitivity levels associated with sub-components of the personal profile.