File system level access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols

摘要

File system level access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols such as HTTP is disclosed. In one embodiment, the server receives a request, and determines whether a TRANSLATE header of the request specifies TRUE or FALSE. If the former, the server generates and returns the response to the resource. If the latter, the server determines whether an access source bit is turned on. If so, then it is determined whether a bit at the underlying file system level is also turned on. If so, then access to the source by the client is permitted; the source is returned. Otherwise, if either bit is off, an error message is returned.