Apparatus and method for remotely executing commands using distributed computing environment remote procedure calls
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorRandall B. Campbell
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method of providing security for remote command execution. Remote command execution is a process where a local host processor causes a program to be executed on a remote host processor. The method of security provides for dynamically adapting the security methods in a distributed computing environment communicating using remote procedure calls (RPCs) across a network. The method includes the step of sensing if DCE security or a default security method is to be utilized.
Claims21
An apparatus for remotely executing commands using remote procedure calls in a distributed computing environment (DCE), comprising:
- a mechanism for dynamically adapting security methods in the DCE by sensing a security method to be utilized in remote procedure calls between a client computer device and a server computer device, and utilizing the sensed security method in remote procedure calls between the client computer device and the server computer device.
A method for use in a computer system for remotely executing commands using remote procedure calls in the distributed computing environment (DCE), the method comprising the steps of:
- sensing a security method to be applied as system security method in remote procedure calls between a client computer device and a server computer device;
- and
- utilizing the sensed security method in said remote procedure calls communications between the client computer device and the server computer device.
An apparatus for remotely executing commands using remote procedure calls in the distributed computing environment (DCE), comprising:
- means for providing dynamically adapting security methods for remote procedure calls in a distributed computing environment;
- means for sensing a security method to be applied as sensed system security;
- and
- means for utilizing the sensed system security in remote procedure calls communications between a client device and a server device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.