Apparatus and Method for Secure Administrator Access to Networked Machines
OwnerWilliam F. Price, III, Rolf Wagner, JR. +1inventors
InventorsWilliam F. Price, III, Rolf Wagner, JR., Earle Morven Lowe
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Abstract
A secure access method includes generating administrator access security information including a public and private key pair. The administrator access security information is associated with a set of client users assigned to a specified group. Each client user has personal security credentials for accessing a client computer. The administrator access security information is copied to a set of security tokens. The security tokens are distributed. A client computer associated with a client user of the set of client users is accessed by utilizing one of the security tokens instead of personal security credentials for the client computer.
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A secure access method, comprising:
- generating administrator access security information including a public and private key pair;
- associating the administrator access security information with a set of client users assigned to a specified group, each client user having personal security credentials for accessing a client computer;
- copying the administrator access security information to a set of security tokens;
- distributing the security tokens;
- and
- accessing a client computer associated with a client user of the set of client users by utilizing one of the security tokens instead of personal security credentials for the client computer.
A computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:
- generate administrator access security information including a public and private key pair;
- associate the administrator access security information with a set of client users assigned to a specified group, each client user having personal security credentials for accessing a client computer;
- and
- copy the administrator access security information to a security token such that the security token can access a client computer associated with a client user of the set of client users without the personal security credentials for the client computer.
A computer readable storage medium associated with a client computer, comprising executable instructions to:
- read a security token with a public and private key pair to secure administrator access security information associated with a set of client users assigned to a specified group, each client user having personal security credentials for accessing a client computer;
- compare the administrator access security information with stored administrator access security information to identify a match;
- and
- grant access to the client machine in the event of a match.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.