Patent ID: 8327457

Claim:
A system for managing asset access, comprising: a processor; a user manager interface; an asset manager interface; and an access tool that, when executed by the processor, compiles a user list comprising a list of a first plurality of users and a first plurality of restricted assets, wherein all of the first plurality of users are associated with a single user manager, and wherein the user list associates each restricted asset of the first plurality of restricted assets with a corresponding user of the first plurality of users having access to the restricted asset of the first plurality of restricted assets, provides the user list to the user manager interface, receives a modified user list of user access to the restricted assets from the user manager interface, compiles an asset list comprising a list of a second plurality of users and a second plurality of restricted assets, wherein all of the second plurality of assets are associated with a single asset manager, and wherein the asset list associates each restricted asset of the second plurality of restricted assets with a corresponding user of the second plurality of users having access to the restricted asset of the second plurality of restricted assets, provides the asset list to the asset manager interface, receives a modified asset list of user access to the restricted assets from the asset manager interface, and modifies the user access to at least one of the restricted assets based on at least one of the modified user list and the modified asset list.