Ronald Meijer, Age 6014830 119Th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034

6519647, Feb 11, 2003

Jul 23, 1999

09/360880

Michael Howard - Redmond WA
Don L. Brown - Bothell WA
Quentin J. Clark - Bellevue WA
Lara N. Dillingham - Seattle WA
Ronald Meijer - Kirkland WA
Boyd C. Multerer - Seattle WA
Timothy D. Sellers - North Bend WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1516

709229, 709203, 709225, 709248, 713200, 713201

Methods and apparatus for synchronizing access control in a web server are described. A plurality of security scenarios are defined, each of which has one or more security settings associated therewith. The security settings are those that are associated with a plurality of access control mechanisms that control access to a web server or to resources that are used by the web server. One or more of the security settings for one or more of the access control mechanisms are set when a security scenario is selected. Thus, the security settings for a number of different access control mechanisms can be set contemporaneously by selecting one security scenario.

6256031, Jul 3, 2001

Jun 26, 1998

9/105398

Ronald Meijer - Kirkland WA
Douglas C. Hebenthal - Redmond WA
Lara N. Dillingham - Redmond WA
Kim A. Stebbens - Redmond WA
James D. Jacoby - Snohomish WA
Anthony C. Romano - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1300

345357

A system and method of integrating the physical and virtual namespaces of a site into a single hierarchical representation thereof that reflects the hierarchical arrangement of the site as perceived by the client. A dynamic namespace integration mechanism is implemented as a part of a site management service to look up and integrate hierarchically organized directory information maintained in a registry (e. g. , metabase) for both physical and virtual directories. The administrator is then given a view of the site that corresponds to the view of the client browsing the site. The administrator may interface with a user interface displaying the integrated namespace to manage the properties under a site's directories. The hierarchical relationships between the physical and virtual directories enable the administrator to set properties on parent nodes that are inheritable by child nodes, simplifying management tasks.