Patent ID: 8695104

Claim:
A data storage system comprising: a storage device; and a data handler coupled to the storage device and operable to: receive object content; create metadata associated with the object content, wherein the metadata includes: a key; a first authorization field; and a second authorization field; create a data object including the object content and the metadata; store the data object on the storage device; receive a first access request for the data object; determine that the first access request includes the key; determine that the first access request includes information associated with the first authorization field in response to determining that the first access request includes the key; permit an execution of a first operation on the data object in response to determining that the first access request includes information associated with the first authorization field; receive a second access request for the data object; determine that the second access request includes the key; determine that the second access request includes information associated with the second authorization field in response to determining that the second access request includes the key; and deny the execution of the first operation on the data object in response to determining that the second access request includes information associated with the second authorization field.