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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Brian C. Beckman, Newcastle, WA (US);
Anthony D. Andrews, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander A. Armanasu, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An object-based security framework provides automatic caller chain building to track the identity of upstream callers. An application developer can define impersonation settings declaratively using a graphical interface. At runtime, logic outside the application objects handles the caller chain and impersonation, relieving the developer from having to incorporate impersonation logic into the application. A group of special identities are permitted to provide identities of others without themselves being recorded in the chain when the chain traverses a method invocation queue. The framework supports a copy style for the chain to support various caller scenarios. Additionally, a minimum authentication level can be enforced throughout the chain. The caller chain can be used in conjunction with roles, and objects may consult the chain programmatically to enforce a custom security scheme.