Secure Access to a Virtual Machine
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1. A method for providing secure access to a virtual machine, the method comprising:
- dispensing an image corresponding to a virtual machine from a management appliance to a distributed computing system such that said virtual machine is implemented by at least one of a plurality of interconnected physical computing devices in said distributed computing system;
establishing a trusted relationship between said management appliance and said virtual machine; and
providing a user with access to said virtual machine from said management appliance without further authentication credentials from said user.
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A method for providing secure access to a virtual machine includes dispensing an image corresponding to a virtual machine from a management appliance to a distributed computing system such that the virtual machine is implemented by at least one of a plurality of interconnected physical computing devices in the distributed computing system; establishing a trusted relationship between the management appliance and the virtual machine; and providing a user with access to the virtual machine from the management appliance without further authentication credentials from the user.
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1. A method for providing secure access to a virtual machine, the method comprising:
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dispensing an image corresponding to a virtual machine from a management appliance to a distributed computing system such that said virtual machine is implemented by at least one of a plurality of interconnected physical computing devices in said distributed computing system; establishing a trusted relationship between said management appliance and said virtual machine; and providing a user with access to said virtual machine from said management appliance without further authentication credentials from said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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