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Method and apparatus for securely and dynamically modifying security policy configurations in a distributed system

  • US 20020138726A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2001
  • Published: 09/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing security policies in a distributed computing system, wherein security policies determine access rights to a computer application, the method comprising:

  • creating a plurality of security policies, wherein each security policy specifies a level of security for the distributed computing system;

    distributing the plurality of security policies to each computer in the distributed computing system;

    selecting a specific security policy from the plurality of security policies for use across the distributed computing system; and

    informing each computer in the distributed computing system to use the specific security policy.

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