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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2004
Robert Clair Edwards, Jr., Susquehanna, PA (US);
Glen Hattrup, Tucson, AZ (US);
Avishai Haim Hochberg, San Jose, CA (US);
Neil Gregory Rasmussen, Livermore, CA (US);
James Patrick Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
Robert Clair Edwards, Jr., Susquehanna, PA (US);
Glen Hattrup, Tucson, AZ (US);
Avishai Haim Hochberg, San Jose, CA (US);
Neil Gregory Rasmussen, Livermore, CA (US);
James Patrick Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and program for authenticating a node requesting another node to perform work on behalf of yet another node. A plurality of agent nodes in the network are associated with a multi-node, wherein the agent nodes are associated with machines in the network capable of performing operations on behalf of the multi-node. A target node receives a request from a calling node for the target node to perform operations on behalf of the multi-node, wherein the target node is one of the agent nodes associated with the multi-node. The target node determines whether the calling node is one of the agent nodes associated with the multi-node and determines whether the calling node is capable of authenticating with a server. The target node performs the operations requested by the calling node in response to determining that the calling node is associated with the multi-node and is capable of authenticating with the server.