Configuration change realization assessment and timeline builder
US10506022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques disclosed herein provide an approach for assessing configuration change realization and building timelines. In one embodiment, an event parser parses relevant log(s) of a computing system to identify events of interest therein and associated tasks. Examples of tasks include publishing a firewall or persisting a firewall rule, each of which may involve multiple events in a particular order. Upon identifying an initial event of a task, the event parser instantiates a state machine associated with the task to verify the occurrence of subsequent events in the task in the appropriate order. The event parser may verify whether configuration changes made by a user have been realized in the system based on the completion of tasks associated with the configuration changes. In addition, data associated with tasks may be persisted in a datastore and used to generate reports.
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