Patent ID: 7908642
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for obtaining resource restriction information of a client application's resource, the method comprising: receiving resource-specific authentication information from one of a plurality of authentication modules; identifying the client application's resource and method of authentication from the plurality of authentication modules to acquire authentication information; locating a policy store that is associated with the identified client application's resource, wherein the policy store contains the resource restriction information for each of the plurality of authentication modules; wherein the authentication information includes identification information which is associated with an access level and wherein the resource restriction information is obtained based on the access level associated with the identification information; and determining whether a resource restriction information is available for the identified authentication module, wherein if it is determined that the resource restriction information is available, the resource restriction information associated with the identified authentication module from the policy store is obtained, and wherein if it is determined that a resource restriction information is not available, a default resource restriction information defined by an owner of the resource is obtained.