Requester-associated storage entity data

A computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the computing device comprises:

• an interface;
• memory;
• and
• a processing module operably coupled to the memory and the interface, wherein the processing module is operable to:
• receive a data access request for a data object from a requesting device of a set of requesting devices of a plurality of requesting devices of the DSN, wherein the set of requesting devices are associated with the data object;
• determine storage entity data for the data object based on at least one of:
• the data object, a vault in which the data object is stored, and a container in which the data object is stored, wherein the storage entity data includes global metadata attributes, global policies, individual requesting device metadata attributes of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices, and individual requesting device policies of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices;
• determining whether an action of the data access request is compliant with the global policy and is consistent with the global metadata attributes;
• and
• when the action of the data access request is compliant with the global policy and is consistent with the global metadata attributes:
• determine whether the action of the data access request triggers one or more global policies of the global policies;
• determine whether one or more global metadata attributes are associated with the action of the data access request;
• determine whether the action of the data access request triggers one or more individual requesting device policies of the individual requesting device policies of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices;
• determine whether one or more individual requesting device metadata attributes of the individual requesting device metadata attributes of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices are associated with the action of the data access request;
• and
• process the action of the data access request in accordance with the one or more triggered global policies, the one or more associated global metadata attributes, the one or more triggered individual requesting device policies, and the one or more associated individual requesting device metadata attributes.

A computer readable memory comprises:

• a first memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), causes the computing device to:
• receive a data access request for a data object from a requesting device of a set of requesting devices of a plurality of requesting devices of the DSN, wherein the set of requesting devices are associated with the data object;
• a second memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• determine storage entity data for the data object based on at least one of:
• the data object, a vault in which the data object is stored, and a container in which the data object is stored, wherein the storage entity data includes global metadata attributes, global policies, individual requesting device metadata attributes of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices, and individual requesting device policies of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices;
• determine whether an action of the data access request is compliant with the global policy and is consistent with the global metadata attributes;
• when the action of the data access request is compliant with the global policy and is consistent with the global metadata attributes:
• determine whether the action of the data access request triggers one or more global policies of the global policies;
• determine whether one or more global metadata attributes are associated with the action of the data access request;
• determine whether the action of the data access request triggers one or more individual requesting device policies of the individual requesting device policies of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices;
• determine whether one or more individual requesting device metadata attributes of the individual requesting device metadata attributes of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices are associated with the action of the data access request;
• and
• a third memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• process the action of the data access request in accordance with the one or more triggered global policies, the one or more associated global metadata attributes, the one or more triggered individual requesting device policies, and the one or more associated individual requesting device metadata attributes determined by the computing device.