619results about "Specific access rights" patented technology

A method and apparatus for managing the availability and assignment of data in a storage system that is coupled to a network. A user interface is provided that executes on a host processor that is coupled to the storage system over the network. The user interface communicates with a configuration database in the storage system to identify host processors that are logged into the storage system over the network, to identify storage volumes on the storage system, to identify whether access to a particular storage volume on the storage system is permitted from a particular host processor, and to identify a network path by which host processors are logged into the storage system over the network. In one embodiment, a graphical user interface is provided that can be used to graphically represent host processors, host bus adapters, storage systems, and storage system adapters and storage volumes on the storage system. The graphical representation provided by the graphical user interface permits a user to graphically view a topology of the network at varying levels of detail, selectable by the user. The graphical user interface also permits a user to allow or deny access to storage systems or a particular storage volume on storage system from one or more of the host processors, host bus adapters, etc., by selecting and manipulating graphical representations thereof. In another embodiment, a command line user interface is provided with similar functionality.

The present invention relates to an ingress-session-based authorization and access control method and system to control access from an initiator-host (IH) to objects (Target 1, Target 2) on a target host (TH) by receiving an access-request, preferably a request-message (M1), originally coming from the initiator-host (IH), that references an object (Target 1, Target 2) on the target host (TH) to access, assigning the access-request (M1) to an ingress-session and selecting a session-context (SC-U, SC-W, SC-Y) belonging to that ingress-session, checking whether the access to the referenced object (Target 1, Target 2) is authorized in the selected session-context (SC-U, SC-W, SC-Y)or not wherein references to objects (Target 1, Target 2) on the target host (TH) were handed over to the initiator-host (IH) as a response to an access-request already granted and wherein the object the reference is handed over for is authorized for access under the handed over reference in that session-context (SC-U, SC-W, SC-Y)the already granted access-request is assigned to.

The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through an improved method and apparatus for an improved security system mechanism in a business applications management system platform. The security management system partitions a number of business objects into a number of hierarchical domains. A security list is then created and configured to grant a member the right to perform a security operation on the business object located within the hierarchical domain. The security list is created by adding the security operation to the security list, applying the security operation to one of the multiple domains, and adding members to the security list.

According to one aspect, a first request is received at a services application programming interface (API) of a support center from a first user for a first product provided by a first client. A second request is received at the services API of the support center from a second user for a second product provided by a second client. A first knowledgebase (KB) associated with the first client and a second KB associated with the second client are identified. A third KB that contains information common to the first product and the second product is identified. The first KB and the third KB are enabled to be accessible by a first agent assigned to provide support services of the first product. The second KB and the third KB are enabled to be accessible by a second agent assigned to provide support services of the second product.