Patent ID: 6766314
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for controlling access to file system resources in a computer system through the use of externally stored attributes comprising the steps of:generating a file identifier corresponding to each file system object that will have protected and controlled access by obtaining an attribute of the physical location of a file system object, obtaining the name of the file system object, and coupling the physical location attribute to the file system object name to produce the file identifier for a particular file system object; storing a record of each said file identifier and associated protected object name for each said file system object in a database, such that there is a file identifier to protected object name map for each file system object; searching the database, at the initiation of a file system object access attempt to determine if the attempted access is to a protected file system object; and generating an authorization decision for access to said file system object in response to said file system object access attempt, when the determination is that the attempted access is to a protected file system object.