Patent ID: 11947657
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
retrieving from a data store, in response to another request to assume another alternative identity, a policy that corresponds to the other alternative identity, wherein the stored policy comprises:
a policy name,
one or more target resources or services,
specification of whether a persistent source value is required for the other alternative identity,
specification of a format for the persistent source value, and
one or more permissions for accessing the one or more target resources or services using the other alternative identity,

determining, based on the policy, to grant the other request; and
responding to the other request with credentials for the other requested alternative identity, wherein the credentials include the persistent source value according to the format specified in the policy.