Master security policy server
First Claim
1. At least one non-transitory computer storage medium to store at least one computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
- computer code to create a plurality of security policies at a local policy server;
computer code to maintain the plurality of security policies at a master policy server;
computer code to periodically synchronize the local policy server and the master policy server to transfer the plurality of security policies to the master policy server;
computer code to manage, by the local policy server, security for a plurality of client platforms, the managing to include application of one or more of the plurality of security policies to each of the plurality of client platforms according to hardware platform type; and
computer code to periodically query, by the local policy server, the master policy server to determine whether the one or more of the plurality of security policies applied to each of the plurality of client platform has been updated.
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Abstract
A master policy server manages security polices for client computers through a network of local policy servers. Each local policy server is responsible for the security policies on a group of clients and maintains a data store containing the security policies and security information pertaining to the clients. Periodically, the master policy server and the local policy server synchronize, at which time the master policy server replicates updated policies to the local policy servers and the local policy servers upload client security statistics to the master policy server for consolidation into a global status.
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1. At least one non-transitory computer storage medium to store at least one computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code to create a plurality of security policies at a local policy server; computer code to maintain the plurality of security policies at a master policy server; computer code to periodically synchronize the local policy server and the master policy server to transfer the plurality of security policies to the master policy server; computer code to manage, by the local policy server, security for a plurality of client platforms, the managing to include application of one or more of the plurality of security policies to each of the plurality of client platforms according to hardware platform type; and computer code to periodically query, by the local policy server, the master policy server to determine whether the one or more of the plurality of security policies applied to each of the plurality of client platform has been updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A local policy computer server, the local policy computer server configured to:
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create a plurality of security policies at the local policy computer server, wherein a master policy computer server is to maintain the plurality of security policies; and periodically synchronize the local policy computer server and the master policy computer server to transfer the plurality of security policies to the master policy computer server; manage security for a plurality of client platforms, the managing to include application of one or more of the plurality of security policies to each of the plurality of client platforms according to hardware platform type; and periodically query the master policy computer server to determine whether the one or more of the plurality of security policies applied to each of the plurality of client platforms has been updated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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