MULTI-TENANCY SUPPORT IN A CLOUD BASED DATA GRID

• US 20160149882A1
• Filed: 11/25/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Srivastava, Ashish
• Granted Patent: US 9,419,958 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/06 Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers , e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A system with a tenant aware in-memory data grid includes a data grid configured to store data in memory. A request manager is configured to receive a data grid label and a tenant identifier and to request a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier. A data grid controller is configured to receive a request for data from the data grid based on a combined data grid label and tenant identifier. A security provider is configured to authenticate and authorize the request for data.

Claims

1. A system of providing a tenant aware in-memory data grid comprising:

a data grid configured to store data in memory;

a request manager configured to receive a data grid label and a tenant identifier and to request a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier;

a data grid controller configured to receive a request for data from the data grid based on a combined data grid label and tenant identifier; and

a security provider configured to authenticate and authorize the request for data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request manager is further configured to receive requester identification information, wherein the security provider authenticates the request by checking a credential cache based on the requester identification information, and if no entry is returned, checking a credential store and creating an entry in the credential cache for the requester identification information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the data grid is an application memory cache.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the tenant identifier is associated with a website and the requester is associated with an agent of the website.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the application memory cache stores information about a visitor to the website.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the data grid label is associated with a data grid entry for browser history of website visitors and the requester is a chat application used by the agent.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data grid request manager is further configured to:

receive data, a second data grid label, and a second tenant identifier;

determine if a tenant data grid element exists in the data grid based on the second data grid label and second tenant identifier;

if not, create the tenant data grid element; and

store the data in an entry in the data grid based on the tenant data grid element.

8. A method of providing a tenant aware in-memory data grid, the method comprising:

receiving a data grid label and a tenant identifier;

requesting a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier;

authenticating and authorizing the request for the data grid entry; and

providing the data grid entry.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving requester identification information,

wherein the authenticating includes checking a credential cache based on the requester identification information, and if no entry is returned, checking a credential store and creating an entry in the credential cache for the requester identification information.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the data grid entry is an entry in an application memory cache.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the tenant identifier is associated with a website and the requester is associated with an agent of the website.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the application memory cache stores information about a visitor to the website.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the data grid entry is for browser history of website visitors and the requester is a chat application used by the agent.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a data entry, a second data grid label, and a second tenant identifier;

determining if a tenant data grid element exists in the data grid based on the second data grid label and second tenant identifier;

if not, creating the tenant data grid element; and

storing the data entry in the data grid based on the tenant data grid element.

15. A computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon to provide an entry from a tenant aware in-memory data grid, the providing comprising:

receiving a data grid label and a tenant identifier;

requesting a data grid entry based on the data grid label and tenant identifier;

authenticating and authorizing the request for the data grid entry; and

providing the data grid entry.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, the providing further comprising:

receiving requester identification information,

wherein the authenticating includes checking a credential cache based on the requester identification information, and if no entry is returned, checking a credential store and creating an entry in the credential cache for the requester identification information.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data grid entry is an entry in an application memory cache, and the tenant identifier is associated with a website and the requester is associated with an agent of the website.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the application memory cache stores information about a visitor to the website.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the data grid entry is for browser history of website visitors and the requester is a chat application used by the agent.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15, the providing further comprising:

receiving a data entry, a second data grid label, and a second tenant identifier;

determining if a tenant data grid element exists in the data grid based on the second data grid label and second tenant identifier;

if not, creating the tenant data grid element; and

storing the data entry in the data grid based on the tenant data grid element.