Patent ID: 8429757

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents configure a computing device to manage access to computing-related resources, by performing a method comprising: receiving indications of multiple access policies specific to one or more computing-related resources that are provided by a resource provider service, the multiple access policies being independently specified by multiple distinct parties to control access to the one or more computing-related resources; receiving a request for at least one of the multiple parties to obtain access from the resource provider service to at least one of the one or more computing-related resources; determining to authorize the access to the at least one computing-related resource based at least in part on the access independently satisfying each of the multiple access policies; and providing an indication that the access to the at least one computing-related resource is authorized, to enable the at least one party to obtain access to the at least one computing-related resource from the resource provider service.