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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Saurabh Desai, Austin, TX (US);
Niteesh Kumar Dubey, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Yantian Tom LU, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ravi A. Shankar, Austin, TX (US);
Murali Vaddagiri, Karnataka, IN;
Drew Thomas Walters, Austin, TX (US);
Xinya Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Saurabh Desai, Austin, TX (US);
Niteesh Kumar Dubey, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Yantian Tom Lu, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ravi A. Shankar, Austin, TX (US);
Murali Vaddagiri, Karnataka, IN;
Drew Thomas Walters, Austin, TX (US);
Xinya Wang, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for automatic activation of roles is provided. When a user initiates an action, a set of roles needed for the action is identified. A set of roles assigned to the user is also identified. From the two sets of roles, all roles that are common to both sets are identified in a subset of roles. Roles in this subset are assigned to the user and are sufficient for the action. One or more roles from this subset of roles is selected for activation depending on system policies in effect. Selected roles are automatically activated without requiring any intervention from the user. Once the selected roles are activated, they can become inactive upon completion of the current action, or remain active for subsequent actions by the user during all or part of a user session. System policies can decide how the roles are selected for activation, and the duration of which the roles remain active once activated.