Supporting Compliance in a Cloud Environment
First Claim
1. An automated method for providing auditable data concerning actions in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
- responsive to receiving an auditable data request by a cloud computing server, determining that one or more auditable data items are available associated with a requester and with at least one application program;
responsive to determining that data items are available, transmitting a list of the available auditable data items to a requesting cloud client computer;
subsequent to transmitting the list, receiving a data request from the cloud client computer for one or more particular auditable data items from the list;
preparing the requested particular auditable data items for transmission according to a predetermined format; and
transmitting the prepared requested particular auditable data items to the cloud client computer.
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Abstract
Gathering auditable data concerning actions in a cloud computing environment is automated by determining that one or more auditable data items are available associated with a requester and with at least one application program; responsive to determining that data items are available, transmitting a list of the available auditable data items to a requesting cloud client computer; subsequent to transmitting the list, receiving a data request from the cloud client computer for one or more particular auditable data items from the list; preparing the requested particular auditable data items for transmission according to a predetermined format; and transmitting the prepared requested particular auditable data items to the cloud client computer. Optionally, in some embodiments, the requesting cloud client computer may negotiate a data exchange format with the cloud service provider for receipt of the requested auditable information.
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1. An automated method for providing auditable data concerning actions in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
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responsive to receiving an auditable data request by a cloud computing server, determining that one or more auditable data items are available associated with a requester and with at least one application program; responsive to determining that data items are available, transmitting a list of the available auditable data items to a requesting cloud client computer; subsequent to transmitting the list, receiving a data request from the cloud client computer for one or more particular auditable data items from the list; preparing the requested particular auditable data items for transmission according to a predetermined format; and transmitting the prepared requested particular auditable data items to the cloud client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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