System and method for limiting restoration access
A backup storage includes persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores backups of entities and an entity list that lists the entities. The backup manager obtains a restoration availability request from a user; filters the entity list based on an identity of the user to obtain an available entity list; identifies, based on user input obtain based on the available entity list, an entity of the entities; and restores the entity using the backups.
1. A backup storage, comprising:
a persistent storage for storing:
backups of entities, and
an entity list that lists the entities; and
a backup manager programmed to:
obtain a restoration availability request from a user;
select an entity specified by the entity list;
make a determination, based on an identity of the user, that the user has access privileges for an application hosted by the entity;
in response to the determination, add the selected entity to an available entity list;
obtain user input using a graphical user interface based on the available entity list;
identify, based on the user input, an entity of the entities; and
restore the entity using the backups.
2. The backup storage of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the user input comprises:
generating the graphical user interface based on a portion of the entities that is specified by the available entity list;
displaying the graphical user interface to the user; and
obtaining the user input that indicates selection of the entity using the graphical user interface.
3. The backup storage of claim 2 , wherein generating the graphical user interface based on the portion of the entities that is specified by the available entity list comprises:
generating graphical representations of the entities specified in the available entity list in the graphical user interface.
4. The backup storage of claim 3 , wherein one of the graphical representations masks data hosted by one of the entities.
5. The backup storage of claim 3 , wherein the graphical representations of the entities specified in the available entity list illustrates data hosted by the entities.
6. The backup storage of claim 1 , wherein the backup manager is further programmed to:
make a second determination, based on the identity of the user, that the user does not have access privileges for all applications hosted by the entity; and
in response to the determination, add an available entity list restriction, based at least in part on a second application of the applications hosted by the entity, for the selected entity to the available entity list.
7. A method for performing restorations, comprising:
obtaining a restoration availability request from a user;
selecting an entity specified by an entity list, wherein the entity list specifies entities available for the restorations;
making a determination, based on an identity of the user, that the user has access privileges for an application hosted by the entity;
in response to the determination, adding the selected entity to an available entity list to obtain the available entity list;
obtaining user input using a graphical user interface based on the available entity list;
identifying, based on the user input, an entity of the entities; and
restoring the entity using a backup of the entities.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein obtaining the user input comprises:
generating the graphical user interface based on a portion of the entities that is specified by the available entity list;
displaying the graphical user interface to the user; and
obtaining the user input that indicates selection of the entity using the graphical user interface.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the graphical user interface based on the portion of the entities that is specified by the available entity list comprises:
generating graphical representations of the entities specified in the available entity list in the graphical user interface.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein one of the graphical representations masks data hosted by one of the entities.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the graphical representations of the entities specified in the available entity list illustrates data hosted by the entities.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:
making a second determination, based on the identity of the user, that the user does not have access privileges for all applications hosted by the entity; and
in response to the determination, adding an available entity list restriction, based at least in part on a second application of the applications hosted by the entity, for the selected entity to the available entity list.
13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for performing restorations, the method comprising:
obtaining a restoration availability request from a user;
selecting an entity specified by an entity list, wherein the entity list specifies entities available for the restorations;
making a determination, based on an identity of the user, that the user has access privileges for an application hosted by the entity;
in response to the determination, adding the selected entity to an available entity list to obtain the available entity list;
obtaining user input using a graphical user interface based on the available entity list;
identifying, based on the user input, an entity of the entities; and
restoring the entity using a backup of the entities.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein obtaining the user input comprises:
generating the graphical user interface based on a portion of the entities that is specified by the available entity list;
displaying the graphical user interface to the user; and
obtaining the user input that indicates selection of the entity using the graphical user interface.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein generating the graphical user interface based on the portion of the entities that is specified by the available entity list comprises:
generating graphical representations of the entities specified in the available entity list in the graphical user interface.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein one of the graphical representations masks data hosted by one of the entities.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the graphical representations of the entities specified in the available entity list illustrates data hosted by the entities.