Patents by Inventor Mudhakar Srivalso

Mudhakar Srivalso has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus for access control in service-oriented computing environments
    Patent number: 8977845
    Abstract: Improved access control techniques for use in a service-oriented computing environment are disclosed. For example, one method for authenticating a client in a service-oriented environment, wherein the service-oriented environment includes a plurality of services, includes the following steps. At least one service of the plurality of services is invoked. State information is associated with the at least one service invoked. The state information is used to authenticate a client with at least one service. Further, a method for access control in a service-oriented environment, wherein the service-oriented environment includes a plurality of services, includes the following steps. A rule specification language is provided. At least one rule is specified using the rule specification language. A verification is performed to determine whether or not the client satisfies the at least one rule. The client is granted access to a service when the client satisfies the at least one rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arun Kwangil Iyengar, Thomas A. Mikalsen, Isabelle Marie Rouvellou, Mudhakar Srivalso, Jian Yin
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS CONTROL IN SERVICE-ORIENTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20080256357
    Abstract: Improved access control techniques for use in a service-oriented computing environment are disclosed. For example, one method for authenticating a client in a service-oriented environment, wherein the service-oriented environment includes a plurality of services, includes the following steps. At least one service of the plurality of services is invoked. State information is associated with the at least one service invoked. The state information is used to authenticate a client with at least one service. Further, a method for access control in a service-oriented environment, wherein the service-oriented environment includes a plurality of services, includes the following steps. A rule specification language is provided. At least one rule is specified using the rule specification language. A verification is performed to determine whether or not the client satisfies the at least one rule. The client is granted access to a service when the client satisfies the at least one rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Arun Kwangil Iyengar, Thomas A. Mikalsen, Isabelle Marie Rouvellou, Mudhakar Srivalso, Jian Yin