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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);
Edmond Chow, Austin, TX (US);
David Bruce Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen James Watt, Leander, TX (US);
Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);
Edmond Chow, Austin, TX (US);
David Bruce Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen James Watt, Leander, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An auditing system is disclosed comprising a Policy Validation Mechanism Program (PVMP) that operates in conjunction with a Workflow Engine (WE), and a Policy Validation Server Program (PVSP) that operates on a Policy Validation Server (PVS) connected to the WE by a secure communication link. The PVMP converts a workflow to a workflow representation (WR) and sends the WR to the PVS. The PVSP compares the steps in the WR to a security policy identified for that WR and determines whether the WR is in compliance. In addition, the PVSP validates a checksum for the WR and logs the checksum for subsequent comparisons. The PVSP uses the checksum to determine whether a policy has changed during execution of the workflow. If the WR is not in compliance, if the checksum cannot be validated, or if a policy has changed, then a failure notification is sent to the WE. Otherwise, a success notification is sent to the WR.