A method and computer system for providing access to computer resources on
a computer system and includes generating a token containing encrypted
user information including credit, authorization, and authentication
information. A request is initiated to open an encrypted computer
resource stored on the computer system, and execution of a remote
application manager component on the computer system is also initiated.
The remote application manager component decrypts the token and
authenticates a user using authentication information stored in the
token. Whether the user is authorized and has sufficient credit are then
verified. When the user is approved, the requested computer resource is
decrypted and opened. Use of the computer resource is monitored to
determine whether the user has sufficient credit to continue using the
computer resource. A notification is provided when the monitored usage of
the opened computer resource has exceeded the credit.