ADOPTING POLICY OBJECTS FOR HOST-BASED ACCESS CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a client device, policy data from a domain controller comprising a directory server and a file server, the client device running an operating system that does not natively support policy retrieval from the directory server and file server;
identifying a policy type of the received policy data;
identifying, by a processing device, a policy processing plug-in associated with the identified policy type, wherein the policy processing plug-in is connected to the operating system on the client device through a plug-in interface; and
providing the received policy data to the identified policy processing plug-in for processing.
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Abstract
A policy manager running on a client device receives policy data from a domain controller comprising a directory server and a file server. The client device runs an operating system that does not natively support policy retrieval from the directory server and file server. The policy manager identifies a policy type of the received policy data and identifies a policy processing plug-in associated with the identified policy type. The policy processing plug-in is connected to the operating system on the client device through a plug-in interface. The policy manager provides the received policy data to the identified policy processing plug-in for processing.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a client device, policy data from a domain controller comprising a directory server and a file server, the client device running an operating system that does not natively support policy retrieval from the directory server and file server; identifying a policy type of the received policy data; identifying, by a processing device, a policy processing plug-in associated with the identified policy type, wherein the policy processing plug-in is connected to the operating system on the client device through a plug-in interface; and providing the received policy data to the identified policy processing plug-in for processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processing device; and a memory coupled to the processing device; and a policy manager, executable by the processing device from the memory, to; receive, at a client device, policy data from a domain controller comprising a directory server and a file server, the client device running an operating system that does not natively support policy retrieval from the directory server and file server; identify a policy type of the received policy data; identify a policy processing plug-in associated with the identified policy type, wherein the policy processing plug-in is connected to the operating system on the client device through a plug-in interface; and provide the received policy data to the identified policy processing plug-in for processing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a client device, policy data from a domain controller comprising a directory server and a file server, the client device running an operating system that does not natively support policy retrieval from the directory server and file server; identifying a policy type of the received policy data; identifying, by the processing device, a policy processing plug-in associated with the identified policy type, wherein the policy processing plug-in is connected to the operating system on the client device through a plug-in interface; and providing the received policy data to the identified policy processing plug-in for processing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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