Method and apparatus for providing rights management at file system level

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• receive a request at a file system to access a protected file;
• bind the access request to the protected file in the file system;
• determine credentials associated with the request for accessing the protected file according to the binding;
• cause, at least in part, verification of the credentials according to a rights management system associated with the protected file;
• and
• cause, at least in part, decryption of the protected file based, at least in part, on the verification.

A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

• receive a request at a file system to access a protected file;
• bind the access request to the protected file in the file system;
• determine credentials associated with the request for accessing the protected file according to the binding;
• cause, at least in part, verification of the credentials according to a rights management system associated with the protected file;
• and
• cause, at least in part, decryption of the protected file based, at least in part, on the verification.