IBM method and system for location-aware authorization
The invention was created generally, for authorization systems and particularly, for mobile device authorization.
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It implies a protection from unauthorized access for electronic devices. You need to define a user/password pair/ have a digital fingerprint and a local authorization control. The administrative privileges authorize which application or data you can access. This also means that companies may protect their information from outside their buildings if the employees must travel and a physical controlling cannot be made.
A system of controlling access is based on detecting spatial location, implying a module with a set of rules accessed locally. The needed information includes user credentials and time and/or date information. The access control system is made of a controlled module. An authenticator controls the access to the controller module. The last one is based on spatial location with the set of rules.A location detector is being configured based on a geographical positioning system (GPS) and responds by giving access only if the location is authorized through the set of rules and there will be a denied access if there is no geographical authorization. |
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