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Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 05, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Brian W. Hugenbruch, Binghamton, NY (US);

Peter G. Spera, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A common security policy for a heterogeneous computer architecture environment is provided. A configuration of a security policy of a heterogeneous computer architecture is received from a management console. The security policy is stored on a policy server that is communicatively connected, by a management network, to a plurality of hardware platforms of the of the heterogeneous computer architecture. The security policy is distributed to a plurality of policy agents of the heterogeneous computer architecture over the management network. The security policy includes a security policy administrator role that permits management of (i) one or more subjects in a plurality of security zones and (ii) one or more objects in the plurality of security zones. The security policy also includes security zone administrator roles, wherein each security zone administrator role (i) is associated with a respective security zone and (ii) permits management of object(s) in the respective security zone.


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