Abstract: A system and method for distributing information from a first process to one or more security service modules, said system comprising the steps of, a remote interface capable of accepting first information from the first process, a provisioning service provider coupled to the remote interface and capable of obtaining the first information from the remote interface, and further capable of providing second information to a local interface, wherein the second information is based on the first information and is tailored for the one or more security service modules, the local interface capable of providing the second information to the one or more security service modules and wherein the one or more security service modules are capable of accepting the second information and performing at least one of the following: adjusting a configuration of the one or more security service modules to reflect the second information, and protecting access to at least one resource based on the second information.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for policy inheritance, comprising, defining a first group wherein the first group refers to at least one of: a user and a group different from the first group, defining a second group wherein the second group is nested within the first group, defining a first policy wherein the first policy includes a resource, a subject and one of, an action and a role, and wherein the subject includes the first group, inheriting the first policy by the second group, wherein the resource is part of a resource hierarchy, and wherein the first policy can be used to control access to the resource.

Abstract: A system and method for a dynamically configurable security system, comprising, a security service module capable of dynamically instantiating one or more plugin security provider modules, the one or more security provider modules are coupled to the security service module wherein the one or more security provider modules are capable of responding dynamically to changes in configuration information, wherein the security service module is capable of receiving one or more security information updates, and wherein the security service module is capable of controlling access to one or more resources based on the one or more security information updates.

Abstract: A system and method for distributed enterprise security, comprising, a server operable to update information, wherein the information can include one or more of a policy and configuration information, a security control module (SCM) operable to accept the information, at least one security service module (SSM) operable to accept the information from the SCM, and herein the information accepted by the SCM is relevant to one or more of the at least one SSMs.

Abstract: A system and method comprising the steps of, delegating a capability from a first user to a second user, propagating information that includes evidence of the delegation to a plurality of security service modules, wherein each one of the plurality of security service modules is capable of protecting one or more resources, providing the evidence to a first security service module belonging to the plurality of security service modules, enforcing the delegation when the second user attempts to access a resource in the one or more resources wherein the resource is protected by the first security service module, and wherein the enforcement is carried out by the first security service module.

Abstract: A portable electronic device (10) has an integrated display and camera. The portable electronic device (10) includes a printed circuit board (60), a display (30) having one or more display layers, and an integrated camera coupled between the one or more display layers and the printed circuit board (60), wherein the one or more display layers are constructed such that a light stream (105) flows through to the integrated camera.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a global security policy in a distributed computing environment. In one embodiment the security policy is a global security policy which is stored in, and managed by, a policy manager located on a server. In another embodiment the security policy is a local client security policy stored in an application guard located on a client server which manages access to various securable components of the distributed computing environment.

Abstract: A toothbrush in which the bristles define a surface across the width of the handle having a convex portion along the midline of the handle and concave portions on either side of the convex portion, thereby to conform to the corresponding complementary surface portions of the molars. In a preferred embodiment the bristles are longest along the center of the handle and shortest along the sides of the handle. To facilitate gripping, the handle has a cross-section that is concave along the front of the handle and of uniform thickness across the width of the handle. To minimize displacement of the handle when brushing various portions of the teeth, the handle is rearwardly curved along the lower portion thereof and is forwardly curved along the upper portion thereof.