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Secure content publishing and distribution

  • US 8,869,142 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2006
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a network computing environment, a method of sending installation information, the method comprising:

  • signing a package including installation information, wherein the package is a delta package;

    creating a hash of the package, wherein the hash identifies both a full package and the delta package;

    creating a metadata data set, wherein the metadata data set comprises a description of the package, an identification for the package, applicability rules describing intended recipients of the installation information, the hash of the package, a revision number, a priority indication for the package and installation instructions for the package, the priority indication being separate from the revision number and the identification for the package;

    publishing the metadata data set at a root server in a hierarchy of servers;

    distributing the metadata data set to at least one other server in the hierarchy of servers;

    sending the metadata data set to each system in a defined target group of systems, wherein at least a first server in the hierarchy of servers sends the metadata data set to a first system in the defined target group of systems and wherein at least a second server in the hierarchy of servers sends the metadata data set to a second system in the defined target group of systems, and wherein the defined target group of systems is selected from a plurality of defined target groups in the network computing environment;

    receiving a request for one of the delta package and full package from the first system;

    wherein the request is based on the received hash of the package;

    providing one of the delta package and full package to the first system.

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