Providing Policy Data to a Computer
First Claim
1. A method of providing a policy to a target computer in a network with a plurality of computers including a first computer, a target computer, a source of data defining a plurality of policies, and an installing arrangement which installs policies on the computers of the network, the method comprising:
- accessing the source from the first computer and selecting one of the policies for provision to the target computer;
responding, by the source, to the selection to provide the selected policy to the installing arrangement; and
automatically installing the selected policy on the target computer using the installing arrangement.
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Abstract
A network comprises a plurality of computers including a first computer and a target computer. It also has a source of a plurality of policies, and an arrangement which installs policies on the computers of the network. The first computer has program code for accessing the source and for selecting one of the policies. The source responds to the selection to provide the selected policy to the installing arrangement. The installing arrangement has program code for automatically installing the selected policy on the target computer.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing a policy to a target computer in a network with a plurality of computers including a first computer, a target computer, a source of data defining a plurality of policies, and an installing arrangement which installs policies on the computers of the network, the method comprising:
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accessing the source from the first computer and selecting one of the policies for provision to the target computer; responding, by the source, to the selection to provide the selected policy to the installing arrangement; and automatically installing the selected policy on the target computer using the installing arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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10. A network, comprising:
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a plurality of computers, including; a first computer, a target computer, a source of data defining a plurality of policies, and an installing arrangement which installs policies on the computers of the network, wherein the first computer has program code for accessing the source from the first computer and for selecting one of the policies for provision to the target computer, wherein the source has program code for responding to the selection to provide the selected policy to the installing arrangement, and wherein the installing arrangement has program code for automatically installing the selected policy on the target computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when run on a computer in a network with a plurality of computers including a first computer, a target computer, a source of policies and an arrangement which installs policies on the computers of the network, execute a method that:
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responds to a request from the first computer to require an identifier of the user of the target computer; on receipt of the identifier of the user, accesses from the asset database the identifier of the target computer; in response to the identifier of the target computer, provides to the first computer a list of policies appropriate to the identified target machine; and responds to selection of a policy at the first computer to provide the selected policy and the identifier of the target computer to the installing arrangement.
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