Method and apparatus for providing secure access to a...

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2005-10-24

2010-12-28

Winder, Patrice L (Department: 2445)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

Network resources access controlling

C709S216000, C709S246000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07860986

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for managing access to a plurality of volumes of storage in a computer system including a host computer. The host computer includes an application layer that includes at least one application program. The application layer is presented with the plurality of volumes of storage that are visible to the application layer. The method of managing access to at least one of the plurality of volumes of storage includes assigning limited access privileges to the application program to access the plurality of volumes of storage. The limited access privileges are less than root access privileges and the at least one of the plurality of volumes of storage is mapped indirectly to one or more physical storage devices so that the at least one of the plurality of volumes of storage does not correspond directly to an actual physical storage device.

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