Permission Comparator for Database Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing complex access controls and permissions in database systems becomes time-consuming and intricate as users have multiple profiles and permission sets, making it difficult to compare and synchronize permissions efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A permission management system that compares users, profiles, and permission sets to identify similarities and differences, allowing administrators to assign permissions and generate new sets, thereby simplifying the management of permissions and reducing the complexity of access control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple permission sets are assigned to users, then access control flexibility is improved, but permission management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments permission management by introducing permission sets as independent, reusable units that can be assigned to multiple users. Each permission set contains specific permissions (e.g., object permissions, app permissions, field permissions) that can be independently configured and then assigned to any number of users, dividing the complex permission management task into manageable segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables copying of permission sets between users. Once a permission set is configured for one user, it can be copied and assigned to other users with similar requirements, eliminating the need to manually configure the same permissions repeatedly and reducing management complexity while maintaining flexibility.
2Measurement precision
If permission comparison is performed manually, then accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic permission comparison functionality that allows the system to self-evaluate permission differences between users without manual intervention. The system automatically identifies common permissions, unique permissions, and missing permissions by comparing permission sets, providing accurate results while eliminating the time-consuming manual comparison process.
3Stability of the object's composition
If permissions are synchronized across users, then consistency is improved, but system operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent simplifies permission synchronization by enabling administrators to copy permission sets from one user to another with a single operation. This copying mechanism ensures consistent permission configurations across multiple users while maintaining ease of operation, as the system handles the complex synchronization process automatically through the copy function.
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AI summary
A permission management system enables a system administrator to more effectively manage the large number of permissions associated with database systems. The permission management system accumulates groups of permissions associated with selected users, profiles, or permission sets. The permission management system then performs selectable comparisons on the different groups of permissions, such as identifying common permissions, unique permissions, and differing permissions. The permission management system also may identify permissions in a first permission group that do not exist in a second permission group and assign the identified permissions to the second permission group.