System and method for securely replicating a configuration database of a security appliance
US7865741B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2094
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method securely replicates a configuration database of a security appliance. Keys stored on an original configuration database of an original security appliance are organized as a novel key hierarchy. A replica or clone of the original security appliance may be constructed in accordance with a cloning technique of the invention. Construction of the cloned security appliance illustratively involves sharing of data between the appliances, as well as substantially replicating the key hierarchy on a cloned configuration database of the cloned appliance.
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