Granted Patent B1

US 12,348,519 · App. 19/048,457 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventors: Philip David Hassey (Rye, CO); Patrick Richard Jakubowski (Seattle, WA)

Assignee: strongDM, Inc.

H04L63/10

Abstract

Claims (113)

1. A method for managing interactions with applications in a computing environment using one or more processors that are configured to execute instructions that cause performance of actions, comprising:

generating an aggregate authorization request based on a query from one or more applications, wherein the aggregate authorization request includes one or more variable fields and a plurality of values;

determining a plurality policies based on the aggregate authorization request, wherein each policy includes one or more constraints or one or more conditions associated with enabling or disabling one or more activities in the computing environment; and

iterating over the one or more variable fields to perform further actions, including:

determining a variable field and a portion of the plurality of values that are associated with the variable field based on the iteration;

generating one or more partial authorization requests based on the aggregate authorization request, the variable field, and the portion of values; and

evaluating the plurality of policies based on each partial authorization request, wherein one or more policies are dismissed from the plurality of policies based on the evaluation, and wherein each dismissed policy is determined to be unassociated with the one or more partial authorization requests and wherein the evaluation is based on an order according to a number of one or more portions of values associated with each variable field; and

generating a response to the query that includes one or more authorization answers based on each policy that remains in the plurality of policies to improve performance in generating one or more authorization answer that enables or disables the one or more activities in the computing environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a user interface that is dynamically arranged to display one or more resources that are accessible to a user that is declared in the query based on the response and the one or more authorization answers.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

collecting one or more metrics associated with the one or more partial authorization requests based on the query from the one or more applications, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a resource count, a principal count, an action count, a user count, a count of resources associated with an enabling authorization answer, a count of users associated with an enabling answer, one or more counts associated with context information or context subfields, or a count of users that are enabled to perform the one or more activities; and

generating a result set for the query based on the one or more metrics, wherein the result set is included in the response to the query.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the one or more partial authorization requests, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are associated with a concrete value;

duplicating the one or more fields with each associated concrete value in the one or more partial authorization requests;

generating another field in the one or more partial authorization requests that correspond to the variable field; and

employing the portion of the plurality of values to iteratively associate a value from the portion of the plurality of values with the other field in the one or more partial authorization requests.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the aggregated authorization request, further comprises:

determining one or more fields that are included in the aggregated authorization request based on the query and one or more field types, wherein the field type for each field and for each variable field is one of a principal, an action, a resource, or a context.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are ignorable; and

ignoring the one or more constraints or the one or more conditions included in each policy that are associated with the one or more ignorable fields.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining one or more portions of the plurality of values that are associated with one of the one or more variable fields; and

sorting the one or more variable fields in an order based on a number of the one or more portions of values associated with each variable field.

8. A network computer for managing interactions with applications, comprising:

a memory that stores at least instructions; and

one or more processors that execute instructions that are configured to cause actions, including:

generating an aggregate authorization request based on a query from one or more applications, wherein the aggregate authorization request includes one or more variable fields and a plurality of values;

determining a plurality policies based on the aggregate authorization request, wherein each policy includes one or more constraints or one or more conditions associated with enabling or disabling one or more activities in the computing environment; and

iterating over the one or more variable fields to perform further actions, including:

determining a variable field and a portion of the plurality of values that are associated with the variable field based on the iteration;

generating one or more partial authorization requests based on the aggregate authorization request, the variable field, and the portion of values; and

evaluating the plurality of policies based on each partial authorization request, wherein one or more policies are dismissed from the plurality of policies based on the evaluation, and wherein each dismissed policy is determined to be unassociated with the one or more partial authorization requests and wherein the evaluation is based on an order according to a number of one or more portions of values associated with each variable field; and

generating a response to the query that includes one or more authorization answers based on each policy that remains in the plurality of policies to improve performance in generating one or more authorization answer that enables or disables the one or more activities in the computing environment.

9. The network computer of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors execute instructions that are configured to cause actions, further comprising:

generating a user interface that is dynamically arranged to display one or more resources that are accessible to a user that is declared in the query based on the response and the one or more authorization answers.

10. The network computer of claim 8 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

collecting one or more metrics associated with the one or more partial authorization requests based on the query from the one or more applications, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a resource count, a principal count, an action count, a user count, a count of resources associated with an enabling authorization answer, a count of users associated with an enabling answer, one or more counts associated with context information or context subfields, or a count of users that are enabled to perform the one or more activities; and

generating a result set for the query based on the one or more metrics, wherein the result set is included in the response to the query.

11. The network computer of claim 8 , wherein the generating the one or more partial authorization requests, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are associated with a concrete value;

duplicating the one or more fields with each associated concrete value in the one or more partial authorization requests;

generating another field in the one or more partial authorization requests that correspond to the variable field; and

employing the portion of the plurality of values to iteratively associate a value from the portion of the plurality of values with the other field in the one or more partial authorization requests.

12. The network computer of claim 8 , wherein generating the aggregated authorization request, further comprises:

determining one or more fields that are included in the aggregated authorization request based on the query and one or more field types, wherein the field type for each field and for each variable field is one of a principal, an action, a resource, or a context.

13. The network computer of claim 8 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are ignorable; and

ignoring the one or more constraints or the one or more conditions included in each policy that are associated with the one or more ignorable fields.

14. The network computer of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors execute instructions that are configured to cause actions, further comprising:

determining one or more portions of the plurality of values that are associated with one of the one or more variable fields; and

sorting the one or more variable fields in an order based on a number of the one or more portions of values associated with each variable field.

15. A processor readable non-transitory storage media that includes instructions configured for managing interactions with applications in a computing environment, wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors on one or more network computers performs actions, comprising:

generating an aggregate authorization request based on a query from one or more applications, wherein the aggregate authorization request includes one or more variable fields and a plurality of values;

determining a plurality policies based on the aggregate authorization request, wherein each policy includes one or more constraints or one or more conditions associated with enabling or disabling one or more activities in the computing environment; and

iterating over the one or more variable fields to perform further actions, including:

determining a variable field and a portion of the plurality of values that are associated with the variable field based on the iteration;

generating one or more partial authorization requests based on the aggregate authorization request, the variable field, and the portion of values; and

evaluating the plurality of policies based on each partial authorization request, wherein one or more policies are dismissed from the plurality of policies based on the evaluation, and wherein each dismissed policy is determined to be unassociated with the one or more partial authorization requests and wherein the evaluation is based on an order according to a number of one or more portions of values associated with each variable field; and

generating a response to the query that includes one or more authorization answers based on each policy that remains in the plurality of policies to improve performance in generating one or more authorization answer that enables or disables the one or more activities in the computing environment.

16. The media of claim 15 , further comprising:

generating a user interface that is dynamically arranged to display one or more resources that are accessible to a user that is declared in the query based on the response and the one or more authorization answers.

17. The media of claim 15 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

collecting one or more metrics associated with the one or more partial authorization requests based on the query from the one or more applications, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a resource count, a principal count, an action count, a user count, a count of resources associated with an enabling authorization answer, a count of users associated with an enabling answer, one or more counts associated with context information or context subfields, or a count of users that are enabled to perform the one or more activities; and

generating a result set for the query based on the one or more metrics, wherein the result set is included in the response to the query.

18. The media of claim 15 , wherein the generating the one or more partial authorization requests, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are associated with a concrete value;

duplicating the one or more fields with each associated concrete value in the one or more partial authorization requests;

generating another field in the one or more partial authorization requests that correspond to the variable field; and

employing the portion of the plurality of values to iteratively associate a value from the portion of the plurality of values with the other field in the one or more partial authorization requests.

19. The media of claim 15 , wherein generating the aggregated authorization request, further comprises:

determining one or more fields that are included in the aggregated authorization request based on the query and one or more field types, wherein the field type for each field and for each variable field is one of a principal, an action, a resource, or a context.

20. The media of claim 15 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are ignorable; and

ignoring the one or more constraints or the one or more conditions included in each policy that are associated with the one or more ignorable fields.

21. The media of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining one or more portions of the plurality of values that are associated with one of the one or more variable fields; and

sorting the one or more variable fields in an order based on a number of the one or more portions of values associated with each variable field.

22. A system for method for managing interactions with applications, comprising:

a network computer, comprising:

a memory that stores at least instructions; and

one or more processors that execute instructions that are configured to cause actions, including:

generating an aggregate authorization request based on a query from one or more applications, wherein the aggregate authorization request includes one or more variable fields and a plurality of values;

determining a plurality policies based on the aggregate authorization request, wherein each policy includes one or more constraints or one or more conditions associated with enabling or disabling one or more activities in the computing environment; and

iterating over the one or more variable fields to perform further actions, including:

determining a variable field and a portion of the plurality of values that are associated with the variable field based on the iteration;

generating one or more partial authorization requests based on the aggregate authorization request, the variable field, and the portion of values; and

evaluating the plurality of policies based on each partial authorization request, wherein one or more policies are dismissed from the plurality of policies based on the evaluation, and wherein each dismissed policy is determined to be unassociated with the one or more partial authorization requests and wherein the evaluation is based on an order according to a number of one or more portions of values associated with each variable field; and

generating a response to the query that includes one or more authorization answers based on each policy that remains in the plurality of policies to improve performance in generating one or more authorization answer that enables or disables the one or more activities in the computing environment; and

a client computer, comprising:

another memory that stores at least instructions; and

one or more other processors that execute other instructions that are configured to cause actions, including:

communicating one or more of information for generating the query, or the query to the network computer.

23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the one or more processors of the network computer execute instructions that are configured to cause actions, further comprising:

generating a user interface that is dynamically arranged to display one or more resources that are accessible to a user that is declared in the query based on the response and the one or more authorization answers.

24. The system of claim 22 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

collecting one or more metrics associated with the one or more partial authorization requests based on the query from the one or more applications, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a resource count, a principal count, an action count, a user count, a count of resources associated with an enabling authorization answer, a count of users associated with an enabling answer, one or more counts associated with context information or context subfields, or a count of users that are enabled to perform the one or more activities; and

generating a result set for the query based on the one or more metrics, wherein the result set is included in the response to the query.

25. The system of claim 22 , wherein the generating the one or more partial authorization requests, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are associated with a concrete value;

duplicating the one or more fields with each associated concrete value in the one or more partial authorization requests;

generating another field in the one or more partial authorization requests that correspond to the variable field; and

employing the portion of the plurality of values to iteratively associate a value from the portion of the plurality of values with the other field in the one or more partial authorization requests.

26. The system of claim 22 , wherein generating the aggregated authorization request, further comprises:

determining one or more fields that are included in the aggregated authorization request based on the query and one or more field types, wherein the field type for each field and for each variable field is one of a principal, an action, a resource, or a context.

27. The system of claim 22 , wherein the evaluating of the plurality of policies, further comprises:

determining one or more the fields in the aggregated authorization request that are ignorable; and

ignoring the one or more constraints or the one or more conditions included in each policy that are associated with the one or more ignorable fields.

28. The system of claim 22 , wherein the one or more processors of the network computer execute instructions that are configured to cause actions, further comprising:

determining one or more portions of the plurality of values that are associated with one of the one or more variable fields; and

sorting the one or more variable fields in an order based on a number of the one or more portions of values associated with each variable field.

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