Middleware System Validation Tool

• US 20180191509A1
• Filed: 01/05/2017
• Published: 07/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Granted Patent: US 10,374,810 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45591 Monitoring or debugging support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3268 using certificate validation, registration, distribution or revocation, e.g. certificate revocation list [CRL]

Abstract

A middleware system validation tool comprising includes a retrieval engine, and a network component status engine. The retrieval engine retrieves a pre-change activity status before software is modified on a network component. The middleware system validation tool retrieves a post-change status after the software is modified and compares the pre-change status to the post-change status to determine whether the software modification was successful. The middleware system validation tool receives certification information from the network component that includes information for an SSL certificate to determine whether the SSL certificate is valid.

Claims

1. A middleware system validation tool comprising:

a retrieval engine configured to;

receive a request to modify software on a network component;

retrieve a pre-change activity status from the network component, wherein the pre-change activity status comprises;

a pre-change instance status indicating one or more first middleware instances running on the network component; and

a pre-change virtual machine status indicating one or more virtual machines running on the network component;

determine whether a change request status indicates that the modification of the software on the network component is complete; and

receive a post-change activity status upon a determination that the modification of the software on the network component is complete, the post-change activity status comprising;

a post-change instance status indicating one or more second middleware instances running on the network component; and

a post-change virtual machine status indicating one or more virtual machines running on the network component;

a network component status engine configured to;

receive the pre-change activity status;

receive the post-change activity status; and

compare the pre-change activity status and the post-change activity status to determine whether the software modification is successful; and

a certificate validation engine configure to;

receive certificate information from the network component upon a determination that the modification of the software on the network component is complete, the certificate information including information for a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate; and

determine whether the SSL certificate is valid.

2. The middleware system validation tool of claim 1, further comprising an alert engine configured to generate an alert upon a determination of at least one of the software modification was not successful and the SSL certificate is invalid.

3. The middleware system validation tool of claim 1, wherein the certificate validation engine is further configured to:

upon a determination that the SSL certificate is invalid, generate a certificate signing request;

communicate the certificate signing request to a user;

receive a renewed SSL certificate; and

communicate the renewed SSL certificate to the network component.

4. The middleware system validation tool of claim 1, wherein the network component status engine is further configured to automatically launch a virtual machine on the network component upon a determination that a virtual machine was running on the network component before the request status is a closed status and not running on the network component after the request status is a closed status.

5. The middleware system validation tool of claim 1, wherein the certificate validation engine is further configured to automatically retrieve a new SSL certificate from a central repository upon a determination that the SSL certificate is invalid.

6. The middleware system validation tool of claim 1, wherein the change request is a request to update the network component to include one of a new application, a new version of an application, a software patch, and an updated operating system.

7. The middleware system validation tool of claim 1, wherein the change request comprises a request to modify software on a plurality of network components.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a request to modify software on a network component;

retrieving a pre-change activity status from the network component, wherein the pre-change activity status comprises;

a pre-change instance status indicating one or more first middleware instances running on the network component; and

a pre-change virtual machine status indicating one or more virtual machines running on the network component;

determining whether a change request status indicates that the modification of the software on the network component is complete;

receiving a post-change activity status upon a determination that the modification of the software on the network component is complete, the post-change activity status comprising;

a post-change instance status indicating one or more second middleware instances running on the network component; and

a post-change virtual machine status indicating one or more virtual machines running on the network component;

receiving the pre-change activity status;

receiving the post-change activity status;

comparing the pre-change activity status and the post-change activity status to determine whether the software modification is successful;

receiving certificate information from the network component upon a determination that the modification of the software on the network component is complete, the certificate information including information for a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate; and

determining whether the SSL certificate is valid.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising generating an alert upon a determination of at least one of the software modification was not successful and the SSL certificate is invalid.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising

upon a determination that the SSL certificate is invalid, generating a certificate signing request;

communicating the certificate signing request to a user;

receiving a renewed SSL certificate; and

communicating the renewed SSL certificate to the network component.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising automatically launching a virtual machine on the network component upon a determination that a virtual machine was running on the network component before the request status is a closed status and not running on the network component after the request status is a closed status.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising automatically retrieving a new SSL certificate from a central repository upon a determination that the SSL certificate is invalid.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the change request is a request to update the network component to include one of a new application, a new version of an application, a software patch, and an updated operating system.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the change request comprises a request to modify software on a plurality of network components.

15. A system comprising:

a network component; and

a middleware system validation tool comprising;

a retrieval engine configured to;

receive a request to modify software on a network component;

retrieve a pre-change activity status from the network component, wherein the pre-change activity status comprises;

a pre-change instance status indicating one or more first middleware instances running on the network component; and

a pre-change virtual machine status indicating one or more virtual machines running on the network component;

determine whether a change request status indicates that the modification of the software on the network component is complete; and

receive a post-change activity status upon a determination that the modification of the software on the network component is complete, the post-change activity status comprising;

a post-change instance status indicating one or more second middleware instances running on the network component; and

a post-change virtual machine status indicating one or more virtual machines running on the network component;

a network component status engine configured to;

receive the pre-change activity status;

receive the post-change activity status; and

compare the pre-change activity status and the post-change activity status to determine whether the software modification is successful; and

a certificate validation engine configure to;

receive certificate information from the network component upon a determination that the modification of the software on the network component is complete, the certificate information including information for a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate; and

determine whether the SSL certificate is valid.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the middleware system validation tool further comprises an alert engine configured to generate an alert upon a determination of at least one of the software modification was not successful and the SSL certificate is invalid.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the certificate validation engine is further configured to:

upon a determination that the SSL certificate is invalid, generate a certificate signing request;

communicate the certificate signing request to a user;

receive a renewed SSL certificate; and

communicate the renewed SSL certificate to the network component.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the network component status engine is further configured to automatically launch a virtual machine on the network component upon a determination that a virtual machine was running on the network component before the request status is a closed status and not running on the network component after the request status is a closed status.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the certificate validation engine is further configured to automatically retrieve a new SSL certificate from a central repository upon a determination that the SSL certificate is invalid.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the change request is a request to update the network component to include one of a new application, a new version of an application, a software patch, and an updated operating system.