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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Rohith K. Ashok, Natick, MA (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel E. Jemiolo, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing secure access to a virtual machine includes dispensing an image corresponding to a virtual machine from a management appliance to a distributed computing system such that the virtual machine is implemented by at least one of a plurality of interconnected physical computing devices in the distributed computing system; establishing a trusted relationship between the management appliance and the virtual machine; and providing a user with access to the virtual machine from the management appliance without further authentication credentials from the user.