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Cached credentials for offline domain join and login without local access to the domain controller

  • US 10,033,730 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2016
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing an offline domain join of a client without being locally connected, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request for a virtual disk from a user'"'"'s computing device to a server over a remote network connection;

    capturing a pre-domain-join snapshot of a virtual machine based on the virtual disk;

    starting the virtual machine on a local network of the server;

    performing a domain join of the virtual machine with an active directory server on the local network;

    receiving a username and password of the user over the remote network connection;

    causing a login to be performed into the virtual machine using the received username and password, wherein logging into the virtual machine produces an encrypted cached credential on the virtual machine;

    capturing a post-domain-join snapshot of the virtual machine and producing a delta based on differences between the pre-domain-join snapshot and the post-domain-join snapshot; and

    transmitting the delta to the user'"'"'s computing device, wherein the delta can be applied to add the cached credential on the user'"'"'s computing device.

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