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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Brian D. Goodman, Roxbury, CT (US);
John W. Rooney, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Ramesh Subramanian, Woodbury, CT (US);
William C. Sweeney, Norwalk, CT (US);
Brian D. Goodman, Roxbury, CT (US);
John W. Rooney, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Ramesh Subramanian, Woodbury, CT (US);
William C. Sweeney, Norwalk, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A peer-to-peer network propagates searches from client to client. Resources within each client are selectively searched in response to authentication and authorization processes. Authentication information may be included in a search request or may be performed by an authentication process external to the client. Authorization is performed by a process external to the client. Only after authentication or authorization may resources of any particular client be accessed. The system allows for secure propagated searches and resource access in a peer-to-peer network environment. The network may further include a server for maintaining a list of clients connected to the peer-to-peer network in order to more efficiently facilitate peer-to-peer communications.