Patent · US Active

Distribution of information protection policies to client machines

US8156538B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by

6References

19Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Abhijat Kanade · Redmond, US
Rushmi U. Malaviarachchi · Redmond, US
Peter David Waxman · Seattle, US
Yuhui Zhong · Sammamish, US
Gregory Kostal · Kirkland, US
Scott C. Cottrille · Sammamish, US
Syed A. Mehdi · Rockford, US
Patricia Priest · Seattle, US
Kumar B. Parambir · Bellevue, US
Li Ren · 红钢城街道, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2007
Grant date	Apr 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/604
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment includes a method which may be practiced in a computing environment where resources are distributed. The method includes acts for obtaining policy information defining restrictions on resources distributed in the computing environment. The method includes sending a request to a server for metadata about one or more resource protection policies at the server. In response to the request, metadata about one or more resource protection polices at the server is received from the server. The metadata from the server is analyzed. Based on analyzing the metadata, one or more resource protection policies stored at the client are updated.

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