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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Shivaram Bhat, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hua Cui, Fremont, CA (US);
Ping Luo, Union City, CA (US);
Dilli Dorai Minnal Arumugam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Aravindan Ranganathan, San Jose, CA (US);
Shivaram Bhat, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hua Cui, Fremont, CA (US);
Ping Luo, Union City, CA (US);
Dilli Dorai Minnal Arumugam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Aravindan Ranganathan, San Jose, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems thereof for controlling access to resources are described. When a user attempts to access a resource via a remote interface such as a Web server, the request is initially evaluated by a source of policy definitions such as a policy server. This source returns a policy decision to the remote interface. The policy decision is stored in memory by the remote interface. The remote interface can then evaluate subsequent requests from the user for the resource using the stored policy decision instead of having to communicate again with the source for the policy decision. Enhancements to this approach are also described. Accordingly, policy definitions and decisions are more efficiently implemented.