Patent ID: 8874907

Claim:
A method for controlling access to data that is accessible via a Network File System (NFS) protocol, the method comprising: utilizing a computer to perform: receiving a request from a client program to gain access to the data; authenticating the client program; creating a mount point which comprises the data, wherein said creating the mount point comprises: creating at least one cryptographic value, wherein said creating at least one cryptographic value comprises creating a first cryptographic value and a second cryptographic value; creating a path for the mount point which incorporates the at least one cryptographic value, wherein said creating the path comprises creating a first path to the mount point incorporating the first cryptographic value, and; creating the mount point at the path, wherein the mount point is useable to access the data in a secure manner; receiving a mount request from the client program to mount the path; accepting the mount request from the client program; locking the mount for use only by the client program; receiving a request to unmount the mount point using a second path which incorporates the second cryptographic value; and performing the unmount on the mount point using the first path which incorporates the first cryptographic value.