Method and system for implementing changes to security policies in a distributed security system
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1. A method for distributing a security policy change within a security system distributed over a computer network, the computer network having at least a server machine and a plurality of user computers, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving a security policy change at a server machine of the computer network;
(b) determining those one or more users that are affected by the security policy change;
(c) preparing a security policy change message for the one or more users that are determined to be affected by the security policy change;
(d) delivering the one or more security policy change messages to the user computers associated with the affected users who are logged into the system in such a manner as to be able to receive the security policy change message, and(e) caching the security policy changing messages for users not logged into the system in such a manner so as to be able to receive the security policy change messages.
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Abstract
Improved approaches for effectuating changes to security policies in a distributed security system are disclosed. The changes to security policies are distributed to those users (e.g., user and/or computers) in the security system that are affected. The distribution of such changes to security policies can be deferred for those affected users that are not activated (e.g., logged-in or on-line) with the security system.
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1. A method for distributing a security policy change within a security system distributed over a computer network, the computer network having at least a server machine and a plurality of user computers, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a security policy change at a server machine of the computer network; (b) determining those one or more users that are affected by the security policy change; (c) preparing a security policy change message for the one or more users that are determined to be affected by the security policy change; (d) delivering the one or more security policy change messages to the user computers associated with the affected users who are logged into the system in such a manner as to be able to receive the security policy change message, and (e) caching the security policy changing messages for users not logged into the system in such a manner so as to be able to receive the security policy change messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible computer readable storage medium having computer program code recorded thereon, that when executed by a processor, causes a processor to distribute a security policy change within a security system distributed over a computer network, the computer network having at least a server machine and a plurality of user computers, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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computer program code that enables the processor to receive a security policy change at a server machine of the computer network; computer program code that enables the processor to determine those one or more users that are affected by the security policy change; computer program code that enables the processor to prepare a security policy change message for the one or more users that are determined to be affected by the security policy change; and computer program code that enables the processor to (a) deliver the one or more security policy change messages to the user computers associated with the affected users who are logged into the system in such a manner as to be able to receive such policy change message, and (b) cache policy changing messages for users not logged into the system in such a manner so as to be able to receive such policy change messages. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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