Systems and Methods for Delegation and Notification of Administration of Internet Access

• US 20090222894A1
• Filed: 05/12/2009
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Kenny, Shane, Kenny, Aaron
• Granted Patent: US 8,484,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for delegating administrative rights to a third party in an Internet access control application comprising receiving a designation of a third party wherein the designation identifies the third party as a recipient of administrative rights in an access control application, and receiving a selection of administrative rights to be associated with the third party. Further, an invitation can be sent, or caused to be sent, to the third party. Acceptance of said invitation can be received. Also, administrative rights can be granted to the third party. The systems, methods, and computer readable media can be operable within a client/server architecture. Also disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for notification of an access policy violation. Also disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for administration of an access control application by a third party and access policy violation notification.

Claims

1. A method of delegating administrative rights to a third party comprising:

receiving a designation of a third party wherein the designation identifies the third party as a recipient of administrative rights in an access control application; and

receiving a selection of administrative rights to be associated with the third party.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing an invitation to have administrative rights to be sent to the third party.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving acceptance of the invitation from the third party.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the third party administrative rights in the access control application.

5. A method of administering an access control application comprising:

receiving an administrative command from a third party administrator; and

modifying administrative settings associated with a user of the access control application based on the administration command.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the third party transmits the administrative command remotely.

7. A system of delegating administrative rights to a third party comprising:

a server; and

a first access control application resident in the server in communication with a second application resident in a client, wherein the first access control application is configured to;

receive a designation of a third party to have administrative rights; and

receive a selection of administrative rights to be associated with the third party.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first access control application is further configured to:

cause an invitation to have administrative rights to be sent to the third party.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the first access control application is further configured to:

receive acceptance of the invitation from the third party.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the first access control application is further configured to:

provide the associated rights in the access control application to the third party.

11. A system of administering an access control application comprising:

a server; and

a first access control application resident in the server in communication with a second application resident in a client, wherein the first access control application is configured to;

receive an administrative command from a third party administrator, and

modify administrative settings associated with a user of the access control application based on the administration command.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the administrative command is received from a remote third party administrator.

13. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions embodied thereon for delegating administrative rights to a third party comprising:

receiving a designation of a third party wherein the designation identifies the third party as a recipient of administrative rights in an access control application; and

receiving a selection of administrative rights to be associated with the third party.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further having computer executable instructions embodied thereon comprising:

causing invitation to have administrative rights to be sent to the third party.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further having computer executable instructions embodied thereon comprising:

receiving acceptance of the invitation from the third party.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further having computer executable instructions embodied thereon comprising:

providing the third party administrative rights in the access control application.

17. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions embodied thereon for administering an access control application comprising:

receiving an administrative command from a third party administrator; and

modifying administrative settings associated with a user of the access control application based on the administration command.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein the administrative command is received from a remote third party administrator.