Messaging based proxy application management
OwnerSameer Siddiquiinventor
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Abstract
Sending network device instructions to a network device and receiving the instructions has been described. Sending the instructions includes receiving an application instruction generated by an application; uploading proxy agent instructions derived from the application instructions to a mail server; and confirming that the proxy agent instructions have been downloaded by a proxy agent. Receiving the instructions includes downloading a message from a mail server, the message including the network device instructions; authenticating the message; and parsing the instructions.
Claims20
A method of sending network device instructions to a network device comprising:
- receiving an application instruction generated by an application;
- uploading proxy agent instructions derived from the application instructions to a mail server;
- and
- confirming that the proxy agent instructions have been downloaded by a proxy agent.
A method of receiving network device instructions for a network device comprising:
- downloading a message from a mail server, the message including the network device instructions;
- authenticating the message;
- and
- parsing the instructions.
A proxy agent manager for sending network device instructions to a network device comprising:
- an application interface configured to receive an application instruction generated by an application;
- and
- a mail server interface configured to upload proxy agent instructions derived from the application instructions to a mail server and configured to confirm that the proxy agent instructions have been downloaded by a proxy agent.
A network device for executing instructions from a remote manager comprising:
- a mail server interface configured to download a message from a mail server, the message including the instructions;
- a processor configured to authenticate the message and to parse the instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.