US 7,055,042 B1 · System and method for synchronizing a user password between mainframe and alternative computer operating environments

Abstract

A system (8) for synchronizing a user password between mainframe (10) and alternative (11, 12) computer operating environments includes a mainframe access module (20) that receives a current user password from an associated mainframe client computer (22) and provides a user with access to selected applications or data in the mainframe operating environment (10) according to the current user password. The mainframe access module (20) also receives a new user password in response to providing the access and communicates the new user password. A mainframe platform (14, 16, 18) coupled to the mainframe access module (20) receives the new user password, stores the new user password, and communicates the new user password. A messaging platform (24, 26, 28) coupled to the mainframe platform receives the new user password from the mainframe platform (14, 16, 18) and communicates a broadcast message containing the new user password. Multiple alternative platforms (30, 36) each coupled to the messaging platform (24, 26, 28) receive the broadcast message from the messaging platform (24, 26, 28) and store the new user password to synchronize the new user password between the mainframe (10) and alternative (11, 12) computer operating environments. Each alternative platform (30, 36) is capable of receiving the new user password from an associated alternative platform client computer (34, 40) and, in response, providing the user with access to the alternative platform client computer (34, 40).

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Dependent claims

A system for synchronizing a user password between mainframe and alternative computer operating environments, comprising:

a mainframe access module operable to receive a current user password from an associated mainframe client computer and to provide a user with access to selected applications or data in the mainframe operating environment according to the current user password, the mainframe access module further operable to receive a new user password in response to providing the access and to communicate the new user password;
a mainframe platform coupled to the mainframe access module and operable to receive the new user password, store the new user password, and communicate the new user password;
a messaging platform coupled to the mainframe platform and operable to receive the new user password from the mainframe platform, the messaging platform further operable to communicate a broadcast message containing the new user password;
and
a plurality of alternative platforms each coupled to the messaging platform and operable to receive the broadcast message from the messaging platform, each alternative platform further operable to store the new user password to synchronize the new user password between the mainframe and alternative computer operating environments, each alternative platform further operable to receive the new user password from an associated alternative platform client computer and, in response, to provide the user with access to the alternative platform client computer.

2 more elements

A method of synchronizing a user password between mainframe and alternative computer operating environments, comprising:

communicating a current user password from a mainframe client computer to a mainframe access module;
providing a user associated with the mainframe client computer with access to applications and data in the mainframe operating environment according to the current user password;
communicating a new user password from the mainframe client computer to the mainframe access module;
communicating the new user password from the mainframe access module to a mainframe platform;
storing the new user password at the mainframe platform;
communicating the new user password from the mainframe platform to an associated messaging platform;
communicating a broadcast message containing the new user password from the messaging platform to a plurality of associated alternative platforms;
storing the new user password at each alternative platform to synchronize the user password between the mainframe and alternative operating environments;
receiving, at a particular alternative platform, the new user password from an alternative platform client computer;
and
providing the user with access to the alternative platform client computer.

8 more elements

A method of synchronizing a user password between mainframe and alternative computer operating environments, comprising:

communicating a current user password from an alternative platform client computer to an associated alternative platform;
providing a user with access to the alternative platform client computer according to the current user password;
communicating a new user password from the alternative platform client computer to the alternative platform;
communicating the new user password from the alternative platform to an associated messaging platform;
communicating the new user password from the messaging platform to an associated mainframe platform;
storing the new user password at the mainframe platform;
communicating a broadcast message containing the new user password from the messaging platform to a plurality of alternative platforms;
storing the new user password at each alternative platform in the plurality to synchronize the user password between the mainframe and alternative operating environments;
receiving, at an alternative platform in the plurality, the new user password from a second alternative platform client computer;
and
providing the user with access to the second alternative platform client computer according to the new user password.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for synchronizing a user password between mainframe and alternative computer operating environments

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System and method for synchronizing a user password between mainframe and alternative computer operating environments

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