Generating And Changing Credentials Of A Service Account
First Claim
1. A method for generating and changing a credential for a service account, comprising:
- retrieving a credential schedule specifying when a plurality of credentials are scheduled to be changed;
determining whether a current credential associated with the service account is scheduled to be changed according to the credential schedule;
upon determining that the current credential is scheduled to be changed, generating at least part of a new credential; and
replacing the current credential with the at least part of the new credential for the service account.
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Abstract
Technologies are described herein for generating and changing credentials of a service account. In one method, a credential schedule is retrieved. The credential schedule specifies when a plurality of credentials are scheduled to be changed. A determination is made whether a current credential associated with the service account is scheduled to be changed according to the credential schedule. Upon determining that the current credential is scheduled to be changed, at least part of a new credential is generated. The current credential is replaced with the new credential for the service account.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating and changing a credential for a service account, comprising:
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retrieving a credential schedule specifying when a plurality of credentials are scheduled to be changed; determining whether a current credential associated with the service account is scheduled to be changed according to the credential schedule; upon determining that the current credential is scheduled to be changed, generating at least part of a new credential; and replacing the current credential with the at least part of the new credential for the service account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for generating and changing a credential for a service account, the service account being associated with a service hosted at a first server computer, the service utilizing a current credential to access shared data, the method comprising:
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retrieving, from a configuration database over a network, a credential schedule specifying when a plurality of credentials are scheduled to be changed; determining whether the current credential is scheduled to be changed according to the credential schedule; upon determining that the current credential is scheduled to be changed, generating at least part of a new credential; replacing the current credential with the at least part of the new credential at the first server computer; and transmitting the new credential over the network to the configuration database, the configuration database adapted to store the plurality of credentials for a plurality of service accounts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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retrieve a credential schedule specifying when a plurality of credentials are scheduled to be changed, the plurality of credentials being associated with a plurality of service accounts; determine whether a current credential associated with a service account is scheduled to be changed according to the credential schedule; upon determining that the current credential is scheduled to be changed, generate at least part of a new credential; replace the current credential with the at least part of the new credential for the service account; and resetting a service associated with the service account, wherein resetting the service causes the service to utilize the new credential instead of the current credential. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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