Access control repository for providing access control of service profiles for web based solutions

摘要

Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for implementing a common entitlement service through an access control repository. The access control repository is interposed between a front-end environment (i.e., a plurality of clients) and back-end resources containing a plurality of entitlement databases. During a browsing session, clients may invoke a plurality of applications each of which are configured to support different Web based solutions. To determine a customer's entitlement to a particular solution, the applications access a common repository containing entitlement information. Illustratively, the common repository is populated with entitlement information from a plurality of diversified entitlement systems.