US Patent:
20100192211, Jul 29, 2010
Inventors:
Joseph Andrew Bono - Kirkland WA, US
Jeffrey E. Steinbok - Redmond WA, US
Brian M. Perrin - Redmond WA, US
Rebecca L. Pezely - Seattle WA, US
Eileen S. Hash - Kirkland WA, US
Gyorgy K. Schadt - Redmond WA, US
David A. Citron - Redmond WA, US
Jonathan A. Bockelman - Kirkland WA, US
Daniel W. Crevier - Bellevue WA, US
Michael F. Matsel - Seattle WA, US
Amy J. Beauford - Carnation WA, US
Shabbir A. Shahpurwala - Redmond WA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
H04L 9/32
G06F 21/00
Abstract:
Techniques are described to provide revocable object access. In an implementation, a user may provide content and an object (e.g., a picture) to be published with the content. The object is uploaded to a storage location, and a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes a token is generated for the object. The token is registered in an access control list (ACL), and token permission settings in the ACL are utilized to control access to the object. The URL may be embedded in the content. When a viewer requests the content, the object may be retrieved from the storage location using the URL. The user may revoke access to the object by changing the token permission settings in the ACL.