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Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2005
Applicants:

Eric C. Perlin, Redmond, WA (US);

Klaus U. Schutz, Kirkland, WA (US);

Paul J. Leach, Seattle, WA (US);

Peter T. Brundrett, Seattle, WA (US);

Thomas C. Jones, Sammamish, WA (US);

Inventors:

Eric C. Perlin, Redmond, WA (US);

Klaus U. Schutz, Kirkland, WA (US);

Paul J. Leach, Seattle, WA (US);

Peter T. Brundrett, Seattle, WA (US);

Thomas C. Jones, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods are described that control attempts made by an application to access data. In one embodiment, the application is associated with a security token that includes an application ID. In operation, the system receives a request, initiated by the application, for access to the data. The system is configured to evaluate the request for access based in part on comparison of the security token and a listing of approved application IDs associated with the data.


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