Method and apparatus for authentication of solution topology
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAshish Kundu, Ajay Mohindra
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Abstract
A computer implemented method is provided to verify an integrity of a solution. The computer implemented method comprises hashing, by a computer, a set of virtual machine instances in a solution topology of the solution. The computer hashes a set of connections in the solution topology. The set of connections comprising a connection between ones of the set of virtual machine instances, a connection between a first component of a first one of the set of virtual machine instances and a second component of a second one of the set of virtual machine instances, and combinations thereof. The computer hashes a set of solution-specific information, and then signs the hashes to create a first signed topology.
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A computer implemented method to verify an integrity of a solution, the computer implemented method comprising
- hashing, by a computer, a set of virtual machine instances in a solution topology of the solution;
- hashing, by the computer, a set of connections in the solution topology, the set of connections comprising a connection between ones of the set of virtual machine instances, a connection between a first component of a first one of the set of virtual machine instances and a second component of a second one of the set of virtual machine instances, and combinations thereof;
- hashing, by the computer, a set of solution-specific information;
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- signing, by the computer, the hashes to create a first signed topology.
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