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SECURITY CREDENTIAL DEPLOYMENT IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20140082350A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Published: 03/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of deploying a security credential for an application deployed in a cloud, comprising:

  • receiving a request to deploy the security credential, wherein the request specifies the application and includes authentication information for obtaining the security credential;

    retrieving the security credential using the authentication information;

    encrypting the security credential; and

    transmitting the encrypted security credential to a cloud management system, wherein the cloud management system is configured to insert the encrypted security credential into a virtual machine instance associated with the application, and wherein the virtual machine instance, when deployed, is configured to obtain a decrypted security credential for the application using the encrypted security credential and metadata associated with the deployed virtual machine instance.

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