Method, system and computer program product for performing data access transformation with request authorization processing

A system of providing access to an asset of a computing environment, the system comprising:

• a computing environment security agent, the computing environment security agent comprising:
• means for authenticating a user for computing environment access;
• means for receiving a request from the authenticated user to access an asset;
• and
• means for determining whether the authenticated user is authorized to access the asset, and if so, for determining whether to transform the asset responsive to the request to access the asset by the authenticated user.

A security system for a computing environment comprising:

• a security agent for controlling access to an asset of the computing environment, the security agent:
• authenticating a user for computing environment access;
• receiving a request from the authenticated user to access an asset;
• and
• determining whether the authenticated user is authorized to access the asset, and if so, determining whether to transform the asset responsive to the request to access the asset by the authenticated user.

At least one program storage device readable by a machine embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of providing access to an asset via a computing environment security agent, the method comprising:

• authenticating a user for computing environment access;
• receiving a request from the authenticated user to access an asset;
• and
• determining whether the authenticated user is authorized to access the asset, and if so, determining whether to transform the asset responsive to the request to access the asset by the authenticated user.