Methods, systems, and computer program products for invoking trust-controlled services via application programming interfaces (APIs) respectively associated therewith

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor and having computer executable code stored on the memory that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
• comparing first data associated with a network element in a communication network that has access to the communication network with second data associated with the network element;
• obtaining a trust evaluation for the network element based on the comparison of the first data with the second data;
• invoking a service in response to the trust evaluation for the network element via an application programming interface associated with the service;
• verifying a result of invoking the service;
• and
• logging the result in an information repository;
• wherein comparing the first data with the second data comprises:
• generating a first hash value based on the first data associated with the network element at a first time;
• generating a second hash value based on the second data associated with the network element at a second time;
• and
• comparing the first hash value with the second hash value to determine whether a change has occurred in the configuration of the network element between the first time and the second time.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a tangible computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code stored on the computer readable medium that when, executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
• comparing first data associated with a network element in a communication network that has access to the communication network with second data associated with the network element;
• obtaining a trust evaluation for the network element based on the comparison of the first data with the second data;
• invoking a service in response to the trust evaluation for the network element via an application programming interface associated with the service;
• verifying a result of invoking the service;
• and
• logging the result in an information repository;
• wherein comparing the first data with the second data comprises:
• generating a first hash value based on the first data associated with the network element at a first time;
• generating a second hash value based on the second data associated with the network element at a second time;
• and
• comparing the first hash value with the second hash value to determine whether a change has occurred in the configuration of the network element between the first time and the second time.