Patent ID: 7832015

Claim:
A method for providing at least one user with access to a plurality of computer resources, at least some of which utilize distinct protocols for receiving security information and for providing access to outside systems based on received security information, the method comprising: receiving a request from the at least one user identifying one of the plurality of computer resources; from a set of previously stored records each of which identifies one of the plurality of computer resources and contains security information for allowing access to the computer resource identified in the record, the computer resource using a distinct protocol from the rest of the plurality of computer resources to receive security information, wherein at least two records identify the same computer resource to allow different levels of access to the same computer resource by the at least one user for each of the records, selecting one of the records of the set whose identification of one of the plurality of computer resources is related to the request's identification of one of the plurality of computer resources; and using the security information in the selected record to provide access to the computer resource identified in the request according to the distinct protocol utilized by that resource.