| US 7,483,889 B2 | ||
| Instance-based authorization utilizing query augmentation | ||
| Alex Wang, Cary, N.C. (US); and Shahrokh Sadjadi, Fremont, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/607,310. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0133530 A1, Jun. 05, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—4 [707/10] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A method for persistent data authorization, comprising:
receiving a query at a management device;
identifying authorization constraints at the management device utilizing an authorization model, wherein the authorization
model comprises at least one group hierarchy defining authorization based on a relationship between levels in said hierarchy;
modifying said query based on said authorization constraints;
sending said modified query to a database; and
receiving data in response to said modified query, the received data configured for transmission from the management device
without further filtering;
wherein the query received at the management device and the modified query are both configured for communication directly
with the database with no modification to the database required for the modified query.
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