Patent · US Expired

Distribution of security policies for small to medium-sized organizations

US8621077B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2001
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A security policy distribution system encapsulates parameters for a security policy and instructions for applying the parameters to a corresponding security program into a self-contained configuration file. When the self-contained configuration file is executed on behalf of a computer, the corresponding security program on the computer is updated with the parameters, thus distributing the security policy to the computer.

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