Patent ID: 9081950
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, from a user, a first Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) request for access to a resource; correlating the first RBAC request to a first originating host device; mapping an ID corresponding to the user, the first originating host device and the resource to a first role; generating, based upon the first role, a first set of permissions corresponding to the resource; enabling to the user to access the resource from the first originating, host device in conformity with the first set of permissions; receiving, from the user, a second Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) request for access to the resource; correlating the second RBAC request to a second originating host device; mapping the ID corresponding to the user, the second originating host and the resource to a second role, wherein the second role is a different role than the first role; generating a second set of permissions corresponding to the second role, wherein the second set permissions is a different set of permissions than the first set of permissions; and enabling the user to access the resource from the second originating device in conformity with the second set of permissions; wherein the mapping with respect to the first role and the mapping with respect to the second role are based upon a first communication medium and a second communication medium, wherein the first communication medium is a different communication medium that the second communication medium.