Control of access to a networked system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5774650
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08299864

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A method and data processing system are disclosed for controlling the access of a plurality users to a computer system connectable over a network to a plurality of computers. The data processing system has facilities for restricting user access to the data processing system which includes a user authentication procedure in which at logon a user's identity is compared with a list of authorized users. In addition, the data processing system has a system-wide profile referenced by all users of the system at logon and temporary access control facilities for temporarily preventing access to the system by a normally authorized user or users. The temporary access control facilities allow a privileged user of the computer system to create a list of temporarily unauthorized users that is referenced by the system-wide profile at logon.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chapman, Sydney George Winchester, GB 5 314
Taylor, Michael George Southampton, GB 16 700

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