Patent ID: 6044373
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer program product including a computer-readable medium, comprising:a computer-readable protected resource program code, including a data manager and a protected resource element;a computer-readable protecting resource program code including a protecting resource manager and an access control element; anda computer-readable client program code, sending a request to the protected resource program code for access to the protected element,wherein in response to the request from said client program code said data manager identifies said protecting resource manager based on the request for access to the protected element and sends a request to said protecting resource program code, and in response to said request from said data manager said protecting resource manager determines based on the access control element whether to grant access to said protected element,wherein said protected resource program code and said protecting resource program code are to be operated in computing devices arranged in a distributed manner.