Method and apparatus for enabling a web server to impersonate a

Details Method and apparatus for enabling a web server to impersonate a Method and apparatus for enabling a web server to impersonate a

1997-01-28

1999-06-29

Amsbury, Wayne

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707104, G06F 1700

Patent

active

059182288

ABSTRACT:
A method of enabling a Web server to impersonate a Web client to thereby obtain access to files stored in a distributed file system of a distributed computing environment. The distributed computing environment includes a security service for returning a credential to a user authenticated to access the distributed file system. In response to receipt of a transaction request from the Web client, a determination is made whether the transaction request has originated from a user authenticated to access the distributed file system. If so, the Web server is controlled to reuse the credential of the user across multiple file accesses in the distributed file system on behalf of the Web client.

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