Defense mechanism for server farm
US7549166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2127
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for handling a malicious intrusion to a machine in a networked group of computers. The malicious intrusion is an unauthorized access to the machine, such as a server in a server farm. When the intrusion is detected, the machine is isolated from the rest of the server farm, and the machine is reprovisioned as a decoy system having access to only data that is ersatz or at least non-sensitive. If the intrusion is determined to be non-malicious, then the machine is functionally reconnected to the server farm, and the machine is reprovisioned to a state held before the reprovisioning of the machine as a decoy machine.
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