| US 7,503,064 B2 | ||
| Framework for providing a security context and configurable firewall for computing systems | ||
| Michael K. Saltz, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/772,035. | ||
| Application 10/772035 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/743929, filed on Dec. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0138354 A1, Jun. 23, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 726—11 [726/4; 726/9; 713/153] | 31 Claims |
| 1. A computing environment, comprising:
a virtual machine;
a first application operating on said virtual machine;
a security context block that determines whether a first security identification can be authenticated; and
a first firewall control block, wherein said first firewall control block includes:
an associate security identification portion that identifies one or more associates of said first application as identified
associates, and wherein each one of said one or more identified associates has access privilege with respect to said first
application; and
an access-operations portion that for each one of said one or more identified associates identifies one or more operations
that have been allowed to be performed,
wherein the security context block presents the first security identification to the first firewall control block responsive
to determining that said first security identification can be authenticated.
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