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Remote user profile management administration in a computer network
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-14
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Granted: 1997-12-02
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Expires: 2015-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A security system interface which uses the message passing capability of the distributed application to send messages to remote copies of itself and the security system at the remote system to carry out the remote user profile administration function at the remote machine. A message for a remote user profile administration function is constructed in a syntax used by a distributed application. The message is sent by a local copy of the distributed application resident at a local system to a remote copy of the distributed application resident at a remote system. The message is translated by the security system interface resident at the remote system into a user profile function usable by the security system. Finally, the user profile function is performed by a security system resident at the remote system. In the preferred embodiment, the distributed application is a database management program and the message is a data structure containing information for the remote user profile administration function.
Inventors
- 👤 Dwayne Charles Jacobs
- 👤 Jesus Gerardo Ibanez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:48
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/604; G06F21/30; G06F21/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for administering a remote user profile, comprising the steps of: by a local copy of a distributed application, resident at the local system, constructing a message including a data structure for a remote user profile administration function in a syntax used by the distributed application; by the local copy of the distributed application, sending the message to a remote copy of the distributed application resident at a remote system; by a security system interface resident at the remote system, translating the message into a user profile administration function in a format used by a security system; and by the security system resident at the remote system, performing the user profile administration function to change a user profile at the remote system according to the translated message; wherein the distributed application is a program independent of the security system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for administering a remote user profile, comprising the steps of: by a local copy of a distributed application, resident at the local system, constructing a message including a data structure for a remote user profile administration function in a syntax used by the distributed application; by the local copy of the distributed application, sending the message to a remote copy of the distributed application resident at a remote system; by a security system interface resident at the remote system, translating the message into a user profile administration function in a format used by a security system; and by the security system resident at the remote system, performing the user profile administration function to change a user profile at the remote system according to the translated message; wherein the distributed application is a program independent of the security system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the distributed application is a database management program.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the remote user profile administration function is to add a user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the remote user profile administration function is to add a user group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the remote user profile administration function is to delete a group access to a resource.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claim 1 is to reset a maximum age for user passwords at a remote node.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as recited in claim 1 is set a minimum length for a user password.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
158 words
A system for administering a remote user profile, comprising: a local copy of a distributed application for constructing a message including a data structure for a remote user profile administration function in a syntax used by a distributed application and for sending the message to a remote copy of the distributed application resident at a remote system; a remote copy of the distributed application for receiving the message; a security system interface resident at the remote system for translating the message into a user profile administration function; and a security system resident at the remote system for performing the user profile administration function to change a user access to resources at the remote system, wherein the security system interface translates the message into a format used by the security system and the security system performs the user profile administration function according to the translated message and wherein the security system is a program independent of the distributed application.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
158 words
A system for administering a remote user profile, comprising: a local copy of a distributed application for constructing a message including a data structure for a remote user profile administration function in a syntax used by a distributed application and for sending the message to a remote copy of the distributed application resident at a remote system; a remote copy of the distributed application for receiving the message; a security system interface resident at the remote system for translating the message into a user profile administration function; and a security system resident at the remote system for performing the user profile administration function to change a user access to resources at the remote system, wherein the security system interface translates the message into a format used by the security system and the security system performs the user profile administration function according to the translated message and wherein the security system is a program independent of the distributed application.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system as recited in claim 8 wherein the distributed application is a database management program.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system as recited in claim 8 further comprising: a memory coupled to a system bus for storing sets of instructions to operate the system; a processor coupled to the system bus for executing the sets of instructions; and a display for displaying results of the execution of the sets of instructions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
156 words
The system as recited in claim 10 further comprising: a plurality of nodes on which copies of a distributed application, a security system interface and a security system reside on a computer system; a network to which the plurality of nodes are coupled; wherein each copy of the distributed application is used for constructing messages in a syntax used by a distributed application and for sending and receiving messages to and from remote copies of the distributed application resident at remote systems; wherein at least one security system interface is used for translating a message into a user profile administration function; and wherein at least one security system is used for performing the user profile administration function to change a user access to resources so that the security system interface translates the message into a format used by the security system and the security system performs the user profile administration function according to the translated message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system as recited in claim 8 wherein the local copy of the distributed application further comprise means for requesting user profile information from the security system at the remote system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system as recited in claim 8 wherein the remote user profile administration function is to set a number of intervening passwords a user must input before reuse of a previous password is permitted.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
139 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for administering a remote user profile in a distributed data processing system, comprising: at least one copy of a distributed application including: means for constructing a message including a data structure for a remote user profile administration function in a syntax used by the distributed application; means for sending and receiving messages to and from copies of the distributed application resident at remote systems; and a security system interface including means for translating the message into a user profile administration function in a format used by a security system resident at a remote system; wherein the security system interface communicates with a security system which includes means for changing user access to resources according to the translated message and wherein the distributed application is program independent of the security system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
139 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for administering a remote user profile in a distributed data processing system, comprising: at least one copy of a distributed application including: means for constructing a message including a data structure for a remote user profile administration function in a syntax used by the distributed application; means for sending and receiving messages to and from copies of the distributed application resident at remote systems; and a security system interface including means for translating the message into a user profile administration function in a format used by a security system resident at a remote system; wherein the security system interface communicates with a security system which includes means for changing user access to resources according to the translated message and wherein the distributed application is program independent of the security system.
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