Command to provide shared confidential data
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPasquale A. Catalano, Michael James Becht, Christopher J Colonna, Stephen Robert Guendert
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Abstract
A receiving network device of a network obtains a command built to enable a control program of a device coupled to the receiving network device to provide to the receiving network device shared confidential data. The receiving network device obtains the shared confidential data from the command and uses the shared confidential data in performing one or more actions.
Claims20
A computer program product for facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions collectively stored comprising:
- program instructions to obtain, by a receiving network device of a network, a command built to enable an operating system of a device coupled to the receiving network device to provide to the receiving network device shared confidential data otherwise inaccessible to the receiving network device;
- program instructions to obtain, by the receiving network device, the shared confidential data from the command, wherein the command uses a command structure built to be used with the command, the command structure provided to the receiving network device and including the shared confidential data and a security level used to determine by the receiving network device whether decryption is to be performed;
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- program instructions to use, by the receiving network device, the shared confidential data in performing one or more actions.
A computer system for facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one device coupled to the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a receiving network device of a network, a command built to enable an operating system of a device coupled to the receiving network device to provide to the receiving network device shared confidential data otherwise inaccessible to the receiving network device;
- obtaining, by the receiving network device, the shared confidential data from the command, wherein the command uses a command structure built to be used with the command, the command structure provided to the receiving network device and including the shared confidential data and a security level used to determine by the receiving network device whether decryption is to be performed;
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- using, by the receiving network device, the shared confidential data in performing one or more actions.
A computer-implemented method of facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining, by a receiving network device of a network, a command built to enable an operating system of a device coupled to the receiving network device to provide to the receiving network device shared confidential data otherwise inaccessible to the receiving network device;
- obtaining, by the receiving network device, the shared confidential data from the command, wherein the command uses a command structure built to be used with the command, the command structure provided to the receiving network device and including the shared confidential data and a security level used to determine by the receiving network device whether decryption is to be performed;
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- using, by the receiving network device, the shared confidential data in performing one or more actions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.