A system and method for controlling access to shared resources in a distributed computer system. Access to shared resources is controlled by a local authorization token manager. Only computer processes holding authorization tokens for the requested operation may perform that operation. Each requested...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5634122?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5634122 - System and method for multi-level token management for distributed file systems
System and method for multi-level token management for distributed file systems