System for providing services and virtual programming interface

System for preparing an automatic execution of a test software application, said test software application comprising input means for operating said test software application and/or for specifying and/or selecting parameters relevant for the execution of said test software application and wherein said input means may be operated by means of computer input means such as a keyboard and/or a computer mouse, wherein said system comprises

• means for storing
• data indicative of operations performed on said test software application by means of said computer input means, and
• parameter data specified and/or selected by means of said computer input means, and
• means for indicating a sequential relation between said data.

Method of monitoring the traffic of data packets in a data network (800) comprising a number of network units (814-817), at least one of said network units (814-817) comprising access control lists (821, 824, 825, 826) defining data traffic rules associated to the network units (814-817),

• the data traffic of the said network comprising data packets (801), said data packets (801) comprising at least one destination (802) and at least one source address (803),
• establishing at least one reference list (832) reflecting a number of data traffic rules associated to the said network unit (814-817)
• establishing at number of “monitoring points” (827-830) in the said network (800),
• measuring the data traffic in the said monitoring points (827-830)
• comparing the said measured data traffic with the said data traffic rules, establishing a warning if the comparing reveals that measured data traffic comprises data packets conflicting with the said reference list (832).

Method of monitoring the traffic of data packets in a data network (800) comprising a number of network units (814-817), at least one of said network units (814-817) comprising access control lists (821, 824, 825, 826) defining data traffic rules associated to the network units (814-817),

• the data traffic of the said network comprising data packets (800), said data packets (801) comprising at least one destination (802) and at least one source address (803),
• establishing at least logging file in a database (819) reflecting log-messages established in at least one network unit (814-817)
• comparing the said log messages to pre-established log-patterns,
• establishing a warning if pre-established patterns or variations of the pre-established patterns are identified.

Virtual API editor (606) comprising

• means for selecting an application,
• said application being operated by means of a graphical user interface (605) on data processing means (602) and at least one associated input device (603, 604)
• means for displaying (601) the graphical user interface (605) of a selected application in a display area (601)
• means for establishing at least one virtual input device script (303), said virtual input device script (303) defining the sequential operation of at least one input device (603, 604).

Method of establishing a virtual API editor (702) comprising

• reverse engineering the program code of a selected software application,
• identifying a number of relevant input fields in the code of the software application,
• providing a graphical user interface (701) having input fields corresponding to the relevant input fields,
• inserting data by means of at least one computer input device (603, 604) into the reverse engineered program code in the identified relevant fields via the said graphical user interface (701),
• compiling the established program code comprising the inserted data into one instances of an executable application of the selected application.

(New) System for providing customer requested services relating to security, monitoring, and/or data acquisition in relation to a data processing device and/or a data network of a customer, wherein:

• one or more of a plurality of tests are selected to be executed in relation to said data processing device and/or data network;
• said selection of one or more tests are-executed from a server which is connectable to said data processing devices and/or data network via a communication network;
• and
• wherein data representing results of said selection of tests are accessible by the customer via a communication network and/or transmitted to said customer.

(New) Method of monitoring traffic of data packets in a data network comprising a number of network units, at least one of said network units comprising access control lists defining data traffic rules associated to the network units, the data traffic of said network comprising data packets, said data packets comprising at least one destination and at least one source address, the method comprising:

• establishing at least one reference list reflecting a number of data traffic rules associated to the said network unit;
• establishing a number of monitoring points in said network;
• measuring the data traffic in said monitoring points;
• comparing said measured data traffic with said data traffic rules;
• and
• establishing a warning if the comparing reveals that measured data traffic comprises data packets conflicting with said reference list.

(New) Virtual API editor, comprising:

• means for selecting an application, said application being operated by means of a graphical user interface on data processing means and at least one associated input device;
• means for displaying the graphical user interface of a selected application in a display area;
• and
• means for establishing at least one virtual input device script, said virtual input device script defining the sequential operation of the input device.

(New) Method of establishing a virtual API editor, comprising:

• reverse engineering a program code of a selected software application;
• identifying a number of relevant input fields in the code of the software application;
• providing a graphical user interface having input fields corresponding to the relevant input fields;
• inserting data by means of at least one computer input device into the reverse engineered program code in the identified relevant fields via the said graphical user interface;
• and
• compiling the established program code comprising the inserted data into one instance of an executable application of the selected application.