Computer security application configuration structure employing independently specified configuration objects and separate resolver
US9094447B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information security application responds to a request by generating a context vector and performing a lookup in a configuration structure to identify a configurable action to be taken. The context vector includes current values of environment variables. The configuration structure stores configuration objects having an environment field storing configured values of the environment variables to specify a context for use of an action value in an action field. A wildcard value indicates that the context for use is independent of a given environment variable. The lookup results in a set of configuration objects whose configured values of the environment variables either are wildcards or match respective values in the context vector. The set of action values is resolved to a resolved action value specifying the configurable action, and a response is returned to the client computer based on a result of the configurable action.
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