Using electronic security value units to control access to a resource

An electronic system which uses electronic security value units to prevent unauthorized access to an interface in the system, said system comprising:

• a resource manager for determining a pricing strategy in electronic security value units for a group of one or more interfaces for a group of one or more resources in said system;
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• an electronic bank server for selectively distributing electronic security value units, under the control of said manager, to a component in said system, said electronic security value units being unique to said group of one or more resources,
• wherein access to a particular resource in said group of one or more resources by said component is determined by said pricing strategy and requires an amount of payment by said component before said access is granted, wherein said payment consists of said electronic security value units previously distributed to said component,
• wherein said access to said resources is controlled at said one or more interfaces to one or more resources and said one or more interfaces is one of a hardware access point and a software access point,
• wherein said pricing strategy is dynamically adjustable at any time such that said amount of said payment required for said component to access said particular resource may be changed at any time by said manager.

A method for associating electronic security value units with access by a component of an electronic system to a resource of said system, said association being performed by a manager of said resource, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing a price, in said electronic security value units, of said resource, said price being established by said manager;
• (b) selectively distributing a budget by said manager, in said electronic security value units, to said component, said budget being an amount of said security electronic security value units;
• (c) controlling, by said manager, of access to said resource by said component, based on said price and on an amount of payment from said component, wherein said payment is at least a portion of said budget distributed to said component, and wherein said price of said resource is dynamically adjustable at any time such that said amount of said payment required for said component to access said resource may be changed at any time by said manager;
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• (d) determining the number of accesses that can be accomplished by said component to said resource based on said budget and said price.

A method for controlling access to an interface in an electronic system to prevent unauthorized access to said interface, wherein a manager of said interface controls said access, said method comprising the steps of:

• selectively distributing electronic security value units, by said manager, to a component of said electronic system;
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• controlling access to said interface based on a price in electronic security value units established by said manager for said interface and based on an amount of payment by said component, wherein said payment comprises one or more of said electronic security value units previously distributed to said component and said payment is made electronically over said electric system,
• wherein said interface is one of a hardware access point and a software access point,
• wherein said price of said interface is dynamically adjustable at any time such that said amount of said payment required for said component to access said interface may be changed at any time by said manager.