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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

May. 25, 2012
Applicants:

Eric Radzikowski, Redmond, WA (US);

Shailesh Padmakar Joshi, Redmond, WA (US);

Asad Yaqoob, Redmond, WA (US);

Igal Figlin, Redmond, WA (US);

Charles William Kaufman, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Eric Radzikowski, Redmond, WA (US);

Shailesh Padmakar Joshi, Redmond, WA (US);

Asad Yaqoob, Redmond, WA (US);

Igal Figlin, Redmond, WA (US);

Charles William Kaufman, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6218 (2013.01);
Abstract

Providing a uniform security model to heterogeneous devices in a distributed computing environment. A method includes storing information about a plurality of device security models, including device credentials. The method further includes storing information about a uniform security model, including access rights for various principals. The method further includes identifying a principal. Based on the identified principal, access is provided to the principal according to the uniform security model, based on the device security model credentials.


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