International Business Machines Corporation

Chun Li Jia

Paul R Bastide

Pei Sun

Shu Li

Chen Tian

Na Pei

Dong Chen

Xin Peng Liu

Xiao Ling Chen

Zhi Gang Sun

Kui Zhang

Qian Xia Song

Ai Ping Feng

Yue Lin

Jin Jin Yang

A method, system, and computer program product for protecting API KEYs for accessing services in a cloud environment are disclosed. A first request for generating a virtual key for a user in an organization to access a service in a cloud environment is received. The first request includes information of the organization, an identity of the user, and information of the service. A first authentication request is sent to an identity provider of the organization based on the information of the organization and the identity of the user. In response to the first authentication being successful, an API key for the organization to access the service is determined. The virtual key for the user to access the service is generated based on the API key, the information of the organization, and the identity of the user. The virtual key is returned as a response of the first request.

Protecting API keys for accessing services

Method, systems, and computer program products for access configuration in hybrid network environments are disclosed. According to the method, an access configuration request is received from a client device in a first network environment, wherein the access configuration request is associated with an access to a network resource in a second network environment and comprises first authentication information associated with the client device. Further, second authentication information associated with the network resource is obtained. The first and second authentication information is further used to determine whether the access configuration request is verified. If the access configuration request is verified, connectivity between the client device and the network resource can be automatically established.

Access configuration in hybrid network environments

Disclosed aspects relate to obtainability management in a social networking environment. A set of target recipients of a message may be detected in the social networking environment. A set of obtainability data may be ascertained with respect to the set of target recipients using the social networking environment. A message modification action may be determined using the set of obtainability data with respect to the set of target recipients. The message modification action may be performed in the social networking environment.

Obtainability management in a social networking environment

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