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 Title: |
US5768519:
Method and apparatus for merging user accounts from a source security domain into a target security domain
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Swift, Michael M.; Bellevue, WA
Reichel, Robert; Redmond, WA
Misra, Pradyumna K.; Issaquah, WA
Seaman, Michael R.C.; Kirkland, WA
Kelly, James William; Redmond, WA
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| Assignee: |
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
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| Published / Filed: |
1998-06-16
/ 1996-01-18
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| Application Number: |
US1996000587275
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 1/00;
G06F 21/00;
H04L 29/06;
H04W 12/00;
Core:
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IPC-7:
G06F 7/14;
G06F 13/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
H04Q7/22S; G06F21/00N9A2; H04L29/06; H04L29/06S8C; H04L29/06S10A; T04W12/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
709/223;
707/009;
726/002;
Original:
395/200.53;
395/187.01;
707/009;
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| Field of Search: |
395/603,609,610,613,614,615,187.01,188.01,200.5,200.51,200.53,200.56
707/003,9,10,102,103,104
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| Priority Number: |
| 1996-01-18 |
US1996000587275 |
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| Abstract: |
A method is provided, in accordance with the present invention, for merging a source domain into a target domain in a network. Merging domains comprises replacing a first account identification for each account associated with the source domain by a second account identification associated with the target domain. Next, in accordance with the present invention, for each account associated with the source domain, the first account identification is added to an account security data structure storing account identifications with which the account has previously been associated when associated with a former, merged domain.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Lall, Parshotam S.; Vu, Viet
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method for merging a source security domain having a plurality of source domain user accounts into a target security domain having a plurality of target domain user accounts in a network, wherein the set of source domain user accounts are provided access to protected source domain network resources based upon source user account identification information associated with each of the source domain user accounts and the set of target domain user accounts are provided access to protected target domain network resources based upon target user account identification information associated with each of the target domain user accounts, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a set of new target domain user accounts within the target security domain corresponding to the set of source domain accounts; and
- transferring information for the set of source domain user accounts from a source domain security database into the set of new target domain user accounts in a target domain security database, including storing source user account identification information associated with at least one merged source domain user account within a corresponding new target domain user account, wherein the corresponding new target domain user account is provided access to protected source domain network resources based upon at least a subset of the source user account identification information stored within the corresponding new target domain account,
- wherein the source user account identification information includes a source domain account user name and a source domain user account identification.
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