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Method and apparatus for token-based container chaining

  • US 8,566,918 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2011
  • Issued: 10/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for container provisioning in a token-based environment, comprising a processor that executes instructions to:

  • intercept a request from a device to access a resource, the resource represented by a resource token;

    receive a hard token from a token provider in response to a request for identification information of the device, the hard token representing the identification information of the device;

    determine at least one token-based rule based at least in part upon the hard token and the resource token, the at least one token-based rule specifying compliance criteria required to consume the resource;

    receive at least one token from the token provider in response to a request for compliance information of the device, the at least one token representing the compliance information of the device, wherein the compliance information indicates capabilities of the device to consume the resource;

    compare the compliance information against the compliance criteria to determine that the device is capable of consuming the resource;

    generate a compliance token representing the determination that the device is capable of consuming the resource;

    communicate the compliance token to facilitate the provisioning of a container to the device, the container facilitating access to the resource, wherein the container includes a virtual machine executable by the device;

    correlate the hard token and the compliance token to a session token representing a session in response to the determination that the device is capable of consuming the resource, the session facilitating access by the device to the resource;

    determine whether at least one of a hardware update and a firmware update associated with the device occurs during the session; and

    communicate a response to the device indicating that access should be denied, wherein the response is based on an impact of at least one of the hardware update and the firmware update.

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