Method and apparatus for sharing data between a server and a plurality of clients
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1. A method for managing a sharing of data between a plurality of client units and a corporate server located on a wide area network, the method comprising the steps of:
- authenticating a client unit connected to said network with a central management server connected to said network, the authenticating comprising the providing of an identification of the client unit to the central management server over said wide area network;
providing from the client unit to the central management server over said wide area network an identification of a corporate server to which the client unit wishes to communicate;
providing from the central management server to the client unit an address on the network of the location of a secure bridging unit using at least the identification of the client unit, said secure bridging unit having a location on said network different from said corporate server and being available to forward traffic to said corporate server;
providing a message to communicate to the secure bridging unit from the client unit over said wide area network, said message comprising said identification of the corporate server to which said client unit wishes to communicate and data to provide to said corporate server;
if said message to communicate with the secure bridging unit is accepted by said secure bridging unit, transferring at least one part of said message to said corporate server over said wide area network;
whereby the use of the central management server and the secure bridging unit enables a control of the communication between the client unit and the corporate server.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for controlling the sharing of data in a network between a plurality of client units and a corporate server using a secure bridging unit. Each of the plurality of client units, the corporate server and the secure bridging unit are identified using an identifier. A client unit communicates with the corporate server using the secure bridging unit. A central management unit manages the plurality of client units, the corporate server and the secure bridging unit.
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1. A method for managing a sharing of data between a plurality of client units and a corporate server located on a wide area network, the method comprising the steps of:
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authenticating a client unit connected to said network with a central management server connected to said network, the authenticating comprising the providing of an identification of the client unit to the central management server over said wide area network; providing from the client unit to the central management server over said wide area network an identification of a corporate server to which the client unit wishes to communicate; providing from the central management server to the client unit an address on the network of the location of a secure bridging unit using at least the identification of the client unit, said secure bridging unit having a location on said network different from said corporate server and being available to forward traffic to said corporate server; providing a message to communicate to the secure bridging unit from the client unit over said wide area network, said message comprising said identification of the corporate server to which said client unit wishes to communicate and data to provide to said corporate server; if said message to communicate with the secure bridging unit is accepted by said secure bridging unit, transferring at least one part of said message to said corporate server over said wide area network; whereby the use of the central management server and the secure bridging unit enables a control of the communication between the client unit and the corporate server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing a sharing of data between a plurality of parking lot units and a central management server of a party located on a wide area network, the method comprising the steps of:
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authenticating a parking lot unit connected to said network with a central management server connected to said network, the authenticating comprising the providing of an identification of the parking lot unit to the central management server over said wide area network; providing from the parking lot unit to the central management server an identification of a central computer to which the parking lot unit wishes to communicate; providing over said wide area network from the central management server to the parking lot unit an address on the network of the location of a secure bridging unit using at least said identification of the parking lot unit, said secure bridging unit having a location on said network different from said central computer and being available to forward traffic to said central computer; providing a message to communicate to the secure bridging unit from the parking lot unit over said wide area network, said message comprising said identification of the central computer to which said parking lot unit wishes to communicate and data to provide to said central computer; if said message to communicate with the secure bridging unit is accepted by said secure bridging unit, transferring at least one part of said message to said central computer over said wide area network; whereby the use of the central computer and the secure bridging unit enables a control of the communication between the parking lot unit and the central computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for managing sharing of data between a plurality of client units and a corporate server located on a wide area network, the system comprising:
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a plurality of client units connected to said network, each client unit comprising a client unit identifier identifying said client unit, the client unit further comprising a corporate server identifier identifying said corporate server to which said client unit intends to share said data; a corporate server connected to said network and comprising a corporate server identifier; a central management server, located on said network, comprising a list of secure bridging unit identifiers, the central management server further comprising an authentication module receiving an authentication request from a client unit for a corporate server and providing over said network, in response, to said client unit, an address on said network of a secure bridging unit according to said list of secure bridging unit identifier; at least one secure bridging unit having a location on said network different from said corporate server and being available to forward traffic to said corporate server over said network, said secure bridging unit comprising a store of at least one relation between a client unit identifier and a corporate server identifier, the secure bridging unit further comprising a store of an address on said network of said corporate server, the secure bridging unit being operative to receive a communication request from a client unit and forward at least one part of said communication request to said corporate server; wherein data shared between said corporate server and said client unit are managed using the central management server in combination with the secure bridging unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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