METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURELY TERMINATING PROCESSES IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of managing a cloud computing environment, comprising:
- identifying a process to be terminated from a cloud;
identifying at least one computing system supporting the process in the cloud; and
providing an application to the at least one computing system to securely erase all information associated with the process and stored on the at least one computing system.
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Abstract
When terminating a process instantiated in a cloud, a cloud management system can provide and interact with an eraser agent on the computing systems supporting the process. The process can be any type of process that can exits in the cloud such a virtual machine, software appliance, or software instance. The eraser agent can execute on the computing systems to erase information stored on physical storage devices of the computing systems and associated with the process. In particular, the eraser agent can utilize secure algorithms to alter and obscure the information stored on the physical storage devices of the computing systems and associated with the process.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of managing a cloud computing environment, comprising:
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identifying a process to be terminated from a cloud; identifying at least one computing system supporting the process in the cloud; and providing an application to the at least one computing system to securely erase all information associated with the process and stored on the at least one computing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable storage medium comprising instruction for causing a processor to perform a method comprising:
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identifying a process to be terminated from a cloud; identifying at least one computing system supporting the process in the cloud; and providing an application to the at least one computing system to securely erase all information associated with the process and stored on the at least one computing system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cloud management application, the cloud management application being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising instructions for causing a processor to perform a method comprising:
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identifying a process to be terminated from a cloud; identifying at least one computing system supporting the process in the cloud; and providing an application to the at least one computing system to securely erase all information associated with the process and stored on the at least one computing system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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