MASTER SECURITY POLICY SERVER
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Abstract
A master policy server manages security polices for client computers through a network of local policy servers. Each local policy server is responsible for the security policies on a group of clients and maintains a data store containing the security policies and security information pertaining to the clients. Periodically, the master policy server and the local policy server synchronize, at which time the master policy server replicates updated policies to the local policy servers and the local policy servers upload client security statistics to the master policy server for consolidation into a global status.
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42 Claims
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21. At least one non-transitory computer storage medium to store at least one computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code to create a plurality of security policies at a first policy server; computer code to maintain the plurality of security policies at the first policy server; computer code to periodically synchronize the first policy server and a second policy server to replicate the security policies at the second policy server; and computer code to manage, by the second policy server, security for a plurality of client platforms, each client platform to operate security software that includes anti-virus and firewall software; the managing to include application of one or more of the security policies to each client platform according to hardware platform type. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A first policy server, the first policy server configured to:
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create a plurality of security policies at a first policy server; maintain the plurality of security policies; and periodically synchronize the first policy server and a second policy server to replicate the security policies at the second policy server; and wherein the second policy server is configured to manage security for a plurality of client platforms, each client platform to operate security software that includes anti-virus and firewall software; the managing to include application of one or more of the security policies to each client platform according to hardware platform type. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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