Systems and methods for managing user entitlements of objects from heterogeneous content sources

• Main Authors: Grandhi, Satish, Kavuri, Srinivas, Dargude, Shailesh
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.07.2021
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The disclosed computer-implemented method for managing user entitlements of objects from heterogeneous content sources may include (i) obtaining a user identifier from a user profile associated with a user, (ii) determining an entitlement for the user in an access control list (ACL) for an object of a content source, (iii) determining another entitlement for the user in another ACL for another object of another content source, wherein the content source and the other content source are associated with different systems, (iv) generating an effective entitlement of the user by associating the user identifier, the entitlement for the user in the ACL for the object, and the other entitlement for the user in the other ACL for the other object, and (v) storing the effective entitlement of the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.