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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Mathew James Brozowski, Durham, NC (US);
David E. Cox, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jonathan Scott Greenfield, Holly Springs, NC (US);
John J. Lambert, Durham, NC (US);
Anne Renee Reidelbach, New Hill, NC (US);
Sundari M. Revanur, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product code for dynamically refreshing user credentials in a distributed processing environment. The present invention provides for fast, local refresh of credentials by a server if the credentials expire during an on-going secure operation. This technique avoids the need for rolling back the operation and requiring the client to restart after acquiring fresh credentials. The ability for a systems administrator to invalidate credentials which have been compromised is maintained.