POLICY ENGINE FOR CLOUD PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A method for setting organizational policies for web applications deployed in a cloud computing environment, the method comprising the steps of:
- intercepting a communications packet intended for the cloud computing environment, such that the intercepted communications packet is delayed with respect to intended arrival within the cloud computing environment;
identifying a command relating to management of web applications in the intercepted communications packet;
dispatching the communications packet to a rules engine corresponding to the identified command;
executing a set of rules in the rules engine that implements a policy set by an organization desiring to deploy web applications in the cloud computing environment; and
forwarding the intercepted communications packet to the cloud computing environment if completion of execution of the set of rules indicates compliance of the intercepted communications packet with the policy.
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Abstract
A policy engine is situated within the communications path of a cloud computing environment and a user of the cloud computing environment to comply with an organization'"'"'s policies for deploying web applications in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine intercepts communications packets to the cloud computing environment from a user, such as a web application developer, for example, in preparation for deploying a web application in the cloud computing environment. The policy engine identifies commands corresponding to the communications packets and directs the communications packets to appropriate rules engines corresponding to such commands in order to execute rules to comply with an organization'"'"'s policies. Upon completion of execution of the rules, the communications packets are forwarded to the cloud computing environment if they comply with the policies.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method for setting organizational policies for web applications deployed in a cloud computing environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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intercepting a communications packet intended for the cloud computing environment, such that the intercepted communications packet is delayed with respect to intended arrival within the cloud computing environment; identifying a command relating to management of web applications in the intercepted communications packet; dispatching the communications packet to a rules engine corresponding to the identified command; executing a set of rules in the rules engine that implements a policy set by an organization desiring to deploy web applications in the cloud computing environment; and forwarding the intercepted communications packet to the cloud computing environment if completion of execution of the set of rules indicates compliance of the intercepted communications packet with the policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed on a computer processor, causes the computer processor to set organizational policies for web applications deployed in a cloud computing environment, by performing the steps of:
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intercepting a communications packet intended for the cloud computing environment, such that the intercepted communications packet is delayed with respect to intended arrival within the cloud computing environment; identifying a command relating to management of web applications in the intercepted communications packet; dispatching the communications packet to a rules engine corresponding to the identified command; executing a set of rules in the rules engine that implements a policy set by an organization desiring to deploy web applications in the cloud computing environment; and forwarding the intercepted communications packet to the cloud computing environment if completion of execution of the set of rules indicates compliance of the intercepted communications packet with the policy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A proxy server for setting organizational policies for web applications deployed in a cloud computing environment, the server comprising a processor configured to perform the steps of:
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intercepting a communications packet intended for the cloud computing environment, such that the intercepted communications packet is delayed with respect to intended arrival within the cloud computing environment; identifying a command relating to management of web applications in the intercepted communications packet; dispatching the communications packet to a rules engine corresponding to the identified command; executing, by the processor, a set of rules in the rules engine that implements a policy set by an organization desiring to deploy web applications in the cloud computing environment; and forwarding the intercepted communications packet to the cloud computing environment if completion of execution of the set of rules indicates compliance of the intercepted communications packet with the policy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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