Computer network policy compliance measurement, monitoring, and enforcement system and method
OwnerShaun Charles McNerneyinventor
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Abstract
A computer network policy compliance measurement, monitoring, and enforcement system has a director running on a computer coupled to a network. A collector runs on a second computer that is coupled to the network. The collector determines a policy state of the second computer. An advisor is coupled to the collector and indicates the policy state of the second computer.
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A computer network policy compliance measurement, monitoring, and enforcement system, comprising:
- a director running on a computer coupled to a network;
- a collector running on a second computer coupled to the network, the collector determining a policy state of the second computer;
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- an advisor coupled to the collector and indicating the policy state of the second computer.
A method of operating a computer network policy compliance measurement, monitoring, and enforcement system, comprising the steps of:
- a) determining a operational policy for a computer coupled to a network from a number of sources;
- b) monitoring a state of the computer by a collector;
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- c) providing an indication of the state of the computer by an advisor.
A computer network policy compliance measurement, monitoring, and enforcement system, comprising:
- a director running on a computer coupled to a network, the director storing an operational information;
- a plurality of collectors coupled to the network and receiving the operational information from the director, each of the plurality of collectors running on one of a plurality of computers, each of the plurality of collectors determining at least a operational state of each of the plurality of computers;
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- a plurality of advisors, each coupled to one of the plurality of collectors, each of the plurality of advisors indicating at least the operational state of one of the plurality of computers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.