Computer Associates Think, Inc.

Ca, Inc.

Doreen E Collins

Jerry R Jackson

James D Engquist

Dann M Church

Craig Andrew Vosburgh

Craig A Lindley

Joanne Pelkey

Brian Berliner

Michael Moerk

David L Resch

Mark W Emeis

Randall L Murrish

Jeff Frantz

Johnathan D Nordby

Brian C Forney

William Pollard

Vinay Jha

Jonathan D Nordby

Provided is a process including: receiving a request from a first computing device to register another computing device; sending to the first computing device a registration code; receiving the registration code from a second computing device; sending an instruction to the designated application to send a value indicative of access to a cryptographic key; receiving from the designated application the value indicative of access to the cryptographic key; determining, based on the received value, that the received registration code was sent by the designated application and not another untrusted application.

Secure device registration for multi-factor authentication

Provided is a process including: receiving, from a first service-provider computer system, via a network, with an identity-provider computer system, a request to authenticate a user computing device; forming, with the identity-provider computer system, a first reply-configuration specification from a first plurality of configuration components; determining, with the identity-provider computer system, whether to provide authentication; forming, with the identity-provider computer system, based on the first reply-configuration specification, a reply to the request, the reply including a result of the authentication determination; and sending, with the identity-provider computer system, the reply.

Polymorphic configuration management for shared authorization or authentication protocols

A distributed computing system conforms to a multi-level, hierarchical organizational model. One or more control nodes provide for the efficient and automated allocation and management of computing functions and resources within the distributed computing system in accordance with the organization model. The model includes four distinct levels: fabric, domains, tiers and nodes that provide for the logical abstraction and containment of the physical components as well as system and service application software of the enterprise. A user, such as a system administrator, interacts with the control nodes to logically define the hierarchical organization of distributed computing system. The control nodes are responsible for all levels of management in accordance with the model, including fabric management, domain creation, tier creation and node allocation and deployment.

Distributed computing system having hierarchical organization

Automatically configuring a distributed computing system according to a hierarchical model

A distributed computing system conforms to a multi-level, hierarchical organizational model. One or more control nodes provide for the efficient and automated allocation and management of computing functions and resources within the distributed computing system in accordance with the organization model. The model includes four distinct levels: fabric, domains, tiers and nodes that provide for the logical abstraction and containment of the physical components as well as system and service application software of the enterprise. A user, such as a system administrator, interacts with the control nodes to logically define the hierarchical organization of distributed computing system. The control node includes an automation subsystem having one or more rule engines that provide autonomic control of the application nodes in accordance with a set of one or more rules.

Autonomic control of a distributed computing system in accordance with a hierarchical model

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Doreen E Collins