Patent ID: 8281404

Claim:
A method for administering portal security, comprising: detecting with a group of synchronization agents of a portal system added or changed users or groups on an enterprise network; populating by the portal system in response to and based on detecting added or changed users or groups on the enterprise network, profile information for the added or changed users or groups; importing an object to the portal system based on the profile information for the added or changed users or groups; extracting with the portal system a native security setting from a native environment of the object; mapping the native security setting into a portal security setting associated with a portal that comprises a metadata object, the mapping being according to a predetermined process that is executed according to one or more synchronization maps that map external groups or domains, or both, to one or more intermediate sets of identifiers and that are maintained in a portal database; associating in the portal system said portal security setting with the object; instantiating with the portal system a predetermined security relationship between the metadata object and the corresponding native security setting; and granting with the portal system viewing or exposure access to the object by a particular user or group, or combinations thereof, wherein the method is executed by a processor.