Method and system for authorizing user interfaces

US8973087B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8973087-B2
Application numberUS-84349204-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 10, 2004
Priority dateMay 10, 2004
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A method to generate a role-based user interface to be presented to a user includes processing a security-relevant portion of user interface code associated with an application, determining a permission by processing application role information pertaining to the user and security policy information, wherein the security policy information is distinct from the user interface code, and associated with the security-relevant portion of the user interface code and with permissions relating to the application, and generating the role-based user interface associated with the application to selectively include a user interface element based upon the determined permission.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: authenticating a user; in response to authenticating the user, accessing a user interface (UI) code, the UI code to generate a UI page, the UI page including instructions to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for the user, the UI code including a security relevant portion of the UI code to generate a security relevant UI page element, the security relevant UI page element including instructions to generate a security relevant GU…

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What does patent US8973087B2 cover?
A method to generate a role-based user interface to be presented to a user includes processing a security-relevant portion of user interface code associated with an application, determining a permission by processing application role information pertaining to the user and security policy information, wherein the security policy information is distinct from the user interface code, and associate…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ritt Markus, Gerteis Wolfgang, Sap Se
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L63/20. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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