Patent ID: 9111118
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: assigning, by a processor, each user of a set of users to a set of user actions available to be performed by the user, wherein the set of user actions comprises at least one of configuring a provisioning server, modifying a provisioning object in the provisioning server, creating a provisioning object in the provisioning server, or accessing a provisioning process by the provisioning server, and wherein each user of the set of users is granted access limited to the assigned set of user actions available to be performed by the user; maintaining a plurality of user-specific records each comprising information identifying a user, a target machine associated with the user, and the set of user actions assigned to the user, wherein the information identifying the user comprises a user name and authentication key associated with the user; receiving, by the processor, a request from a first user to perform a selected user action related to a software provisioning environment; verifying that the selected user action is available to be performed by the first user in view of a user-specific record associated with the first user; and enabling, by the processor, the selected user action when the first user is assigned the selected user action.