Systems and methods for the secure sharing of data

A computer-implemented method for sharing computer objects over one or more computer networks, the method comprising:

• providing a computer object on a first computer system located in a first node, the computer object comprising content information and metadata information;
• creating a sharing relationship for the computer object with a user of a second node that is different from the first node by creating an entry in an object mapping table of a global datastore, the entry associating an identifier of the object with the first node;
• transmitting the metadata information of the computer object to a second computer system in the second node over the one or more computer networks without transmitting the content information;
• receiving a request from the user over the one or more computer networks to access the computer object;
• verifying that the user has permission to access the computer object;
• and
• securely presenting the content information of the computer object to the user over the one or more computer networks.

A system for sharing computer objects over one or more computer networks, the system comprising:

• a processing module configured to:
• provide a computer object on a first computer system located in a first node, the computer object comprising content information and metadata information, wherein the metadata information comprises identifying information related to the computer object, and wherein the content information comprises data related to the substantive content of the computer object;
• create a sharing relationship for the computer object with a user of a second node that is different from the first node;
• and
• verify that the user has permission to access the computer object;
• and
• a communications module configured to:
• transmit the metadata information of the computer object to a second computer system in the second node over the one or more computer networks without transmitting the content information;
• receive a request from the user over the one or more computer networks to access the computer object;
• and
• securely present the content information of the computer object to the user over the one or more computer networks.

A computer-implemented method for sharing computer objects over one or more computer networks, the method comprising:

• providing a computer object on a first computer system located in a first node, the computer object comprising content information and metadata information;
• creating a sharing relationship for the computer object with a user of a second node that is different from the first node;
• transmitting the metadata information of the computer object to a second computer system in the second node over the one or more computer networks without transmitting the content information, wherein the metadata information comprises identifying information related to the computer object, and wherein the content information comprises data related to the substantive content of the computer object;
• receiving a request from the user over the one or more computer networks to access the computer object;
• verifying that the user has permission to access the computer object;
• and
• securely presenting the content information of the computer object to the user over the one or more computer networks.