Extraction of audit trails
AssigneeUnisys Corporation
InventorEllen L Sorenson
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a processor, a timestamp as a start-point for extracting information from the storage tape. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a reel identification and a device type of a storage tape. The method further includes extracting the information, by the processor, from the storage tape starting at the start-point. The method further includes determining, by the processor, whether an end-point of the information has been reached. The method further includes reproducing, by the processor, the information to a computer-readable medium. The method further includes formatting, by the processor, the information to conform with format requirements of an activity log analyzing tool.
Claims17
A machine-based method for reading activity log information from a computer readable medium data, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, a first timestamp;
- determining, at the processor, a start-point for extracting information from the computer readable medium according to the first timestamp;
- extracting the information, by the processor, from the computer readable medium starting at the start-point;
- receiving, at the processor, a second timestamp;
- determining, by the processor, whether an end-point of the information from the computer readable medium has been reached, wherein the end-point of the information is determined according to the second timestamp;
- writing, by the processor, the information extracted to a second computer-readable medium;
- and
- formatting, by the processor, the information extracted to conform with format requirements of an endpoint application.
A computer program product for reading activity log information from a computer readable medium, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing system, cause the processor to perform operations that include:
- receiving a first timestamp;
- determining a start-point for extracting information from the computer readable medium according to the first timestamp;
- extracting the information from the computer readable medium starting at the start-point;
- receiving a second timestamp;
- determining whether an end-point of the information has been reached, wherein the end-point of the information is determined according to the second timestamp;
- writing the information extracted to a second computer-readable medium;
- and
- formatting the information extracted to conform with format requirements of an endpoint application.
An apparatus for reading activity log information from a computer readable medium, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute operations that include:
- receiving a first timestamp;
- determining a start-point for extracting information from the computer readable medium according to the first timestamp;
- extracting the information from the computer readable medium starting at the start-point;
- receiving a second timestamp;
- determining whether an end-point of the information has been reached, wherein the end-point of the information is determined according to the second timestamp;
- storing the information extracted to a second computer-readable medium;
- and
- formatting the information extracted to conform with format requirements of an endpoint application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.