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Method and apparatus for managing access to storage devices in a storage system with access control

Steven M. Blumenau, +2 more
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In this article, a storage system is provided that includes a plurality of storage devices and a data structure, accessible to the storage system, that includes the configuration data that identifies each of the storage devices to which data access by a respective one of the plurality of network devices is authorized.
Abstract: 
A storage system is provided that includes a plurality of storage devices and a data structure, accessible to the storage system, that includes a plurality of records corresponding to a plurality of network devices that are coupled to the storage system. Each record includes configuration data that identifies each of the plurality of storage devices to which data access by a respective one of the plurality of network devices is authorized. Each record may further include visibility data that identifies whether certain types of non-data access, such as requests for general information relating to a respective storage device, by a respective one of the plurality of network devices is permitted, even though data access to the respective storage device by the respective one of the plurality of network devices is not authorized.

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System and method for network vulnerability detection and reporting

Stuart McClure, +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated testing of vulnerabilities to intrusion on a target network, including identification of operating system, identification of target network topology and target computers.
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Access control to block storage devices for a shared disk based file system

Per Brashers, +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a client includes a token in each read or write command sent to a block storage device to determine whether or not access is permitted at a specified logical block address.
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Network audit policy assurance system

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Method and system for securing a computer network and personal identification device used therein for controlling access to network components

Alan Ottawa Boate, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new user is registered to a portable personal digital identifier device and an input biometric of the user is received and securely maintained in storage, and a private key is also generated and maintained in the storage.
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High performance switch fabric element and switch systems

William R. George
TL;DR: In this paper, a high performance switch fabric element and flexible link interconnection topologies and frame addressing techniques therefor are disclosed, which may be a 16 port ASIC with internal steerable interconnection among all ports.
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Method and system for controlling access share storage devices in a network environment by configuring host-to-volume mapping data structures in the controller memory for granting and denying access to the devices

Walter A. Hubis, +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method for controlling access to a hardware device in a computer system having a plurality of computers and at least one hardware device connected to the plurality of host computers.
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Internet online backup system provides remote storage for customers using IDs and passwords which were interactively established when signing up for backup services

Christopher M. Crawford
TL;DR: In this article, a user can use his personal computer to call up an on-line service system over a telecommunications link such as a telephone line, which provides all sorts of useful services to the personal computer such as antiviral protection, auxiliary processing capabilities, and other features that are impractical or inconvenient to provide locally.
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Data enclave and trusted path system

William E. Boebert, +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, a data communication system providing for the secure transfer and sharing of data via a local area network and/or a wide area network is described, which includes a secure processing unit which communicates with a personal keying device and a crypto media controller attached to a user's Workstation.
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Access control subsystem and method for distributed computer system using locally cached authentication credentials

Edward P. Wobber, +3 more
TL;DR: In this article, a distributed computer system has a trusted computing base that includes an authentication agent for authenticating requests received from principals at other nodes in the system, and the server process is provided with a local cache of authentication data that identifies requesters whose previous request messages have been authenticated.
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Authorization system for obtaining in single step both identification and access rights of client to server directly from encrypted authorization ticket

Edward A. Russell
TL;DR: An authorization mechanism for providing authorization information for a client requesting access to a server resource in a server, including a directory server for storing client information required by the server in executing an operation call, including client access rights, and a generating a request for an authorization ticket to the server.