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Method and apparatus for an account managed object class model in a distributed computing environment
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-31
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Granted: 1999-02-16
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Expires: 2015-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for the administration of a user registry in a distributed computing environment (DCE). User administration is achieved by encapsulating the DCE principal, extended registry attributes, and account entities into a single object called an account object. The single account object is a subclass of an abstract object called the registry object, which in turn is a subclass of the DCE extended registry attribute object. The invention provides a single object to which requests are made, thus providing a simplified user interface for accessing the contents of the object-oriented account object.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth Walker, Jr.
- 👤 Gregory Alan Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:45
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/62; G06F21/6218; G06F21/6236; G06F21/30; G06F21/31; G06F2221/00; G06F2221/21; G06F2221/2145; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method, implemented in a data processing system, for managing user administration for a distributed computing environment, comprising: creating an extended registry attribute class as an abstract object in said distributed computing environment having a registry object class as a subclass; creating an object oriented account class as a subclass of said registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one password; and generating a user request from an owner of said at least one password to access resources on said distributed computing environment; and granting access to said resources on said distributed computing environment using said object oriented account class.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method, implemented in a data processing system, for managing user administration for a distributed computing environment, comprising: creating an extended registry attribute class as an abstract object in said distributed computing environment having a registry object class as a subclass; creating an object oriented account class as a subclass of said registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one password; and generating a user request from an owner of said at least one password to access resources on said distributed computing environment; and granting access to said resources on said distributed computing environment using said object oriented account class.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said creating step further comprises: creating said object-oriented registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one name of said user in said distributed computing environment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said creating step further comprises: creating said object-oriented extended registry attribute class in said distributed computing environment having at least one property of said user in said distributed computing environment.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
105 words
An apparatus for managing user administration for a distributed computing environment, comprising: means for creating an extended registry attribute class as an abstract object in said distributed computing environment having a registry object class as a subclass; means for creating an object oriented account class as a subclass of said registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one password; and means for generating a user request from an owner of said at least one password to access resources on said distributed computing environment; and means for granting access to said resources on said distributed computing environment using said object oriented account class.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
105 words
An apparatus for managing user administration for a distributed computing environment, comprising: means for creating an extended registry attribute class as an abstract object in said distributed computing environment having a registry object class as a subclass; means for creating an object oriented account class as a subclass of said registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one password; and means for generating a user request from an owner of said at least one password to access resources on said distributed computing environment; and means for granting access to said resources on said distributed computing environment using said object oriented account class.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said means for creating further comprises: means for creating said object-oriented registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one name of said user in said distributed computing environment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the means for creating further comprises: means for creating said object-oriented extended registry attribute class in said distributed computing environment having at least one property of said user in said distributed computing environment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
134 words
A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for managing user administration for a distributed computing environment, comprising: computer readable program code means for creating an extended registry attribute class as an abstract object in said distributed computing environment having a registry object class as a subclass; computer readable program code means for creating an object oriented account class as a subclass of said registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one password; and computer readable program code means for generating a user request from an owner of said at least one password to access resources on said distributed computing environment; and computer readable program code means for granting access to said resources on said distributed computing environment using said object oriented account class.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
134 words
A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for managing user administration for a distributed computing environment, comprising: computer readable program code means for creating an extended registry attribute class as an abstract object in said distributed computing environment having a registry object class as a subclass; computer readable program code means for creating an object oriented account class as a subclass of said registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one password; and computer readable program code means for generating a user request from an owner of said at least one password to access resources on said distributed computing environment; and computer readable program code means for granting access to said resources on said distributed computing environment using said object oriented account class.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
The computer readable program of claim 7 wherein said computer readable program code means for creating further comprises: computer readable program means for creating said object-oriented registry object in said distributed computing environment having at least one name of said user in said distributed computing environment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The computer readable program of claim 8 wherein said computer readable program code means for creating further comprises: computer readable program code means for creating said object-oriented extended registry attribute class in said distributed computing environment having at least one property of said user in said distributed computing environment.
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