Security framework

A method for regulating the application functionality and network access of a user, comprising:

• assigning an application permission token to one or more application functionalities of an application running on a server;
• regulating the access of a user to the application permission tokens assigned by said assigning an application permission token, thus defining the application access rights of the user, wherein a user who has access to an application permission token is granted access to its related application functionality;
• and
• storing, on a database, the application permission tokens of the application and the application access rights of the user.

A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

• assign an application permission token to one or more application functionalities of an application running on a server;
• regulate the access of a user to the application permission tokens assigned by said assigning an application permission token, thus defining the application access rights of the user, wherein a user who has access to an application permission token is granted access to its related application functionality;
• and
• store, on a database, the application permission tokens of the application and the application access rights of the user.