Patent ID: 8151317
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a federation protocol operation within a data processing system, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a message; in response to a determination that the message is associated with a federated user lifecycle management (FULM) operation such that subsequent processing of the message requires execution of a first federation protocol operation, filtering, by a policy filter mechanism, the message against a set of policies to determine a subset of one or more applicable policies, the set of policies stored in a database; in response to a determination that an applicable policy of the set of policies should be applied, suspending processing of the message by the first federation protocol operation; enforcing an applicable policy by performing a second federation protocol operation as indicated by the applicable policy prior to performing the first federation protocol operation; and in response to concluding enforcement of the applicable policy, initiating the first federation protocol operation against the message.