System and method for enabling remote registry service security audits
US8839442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The system and method for enabling remote registry service security audits described herein may include scanning a network to construct a model or topology of the network. In particular, the model or topology of the network may include characteristics describing various devices in the network, which may be analyzed to determine whether a remote registry service has been enabled on the devices. For example, the security audits may include performing one or more credentialed policy scans to enable the remote registry service for certain devices that have disabled the remote registry service, auditing the devices in response to enabling the remote registry service, and then disabling the remote registry service on the devices. Thus, the system and method described herein may enable remotely scanning information contained in device registries during a security audit without exposing the device registries to malicious activity.
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