Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Multiple computer communication using cryptography – Security kernel or utility
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-03
2009-06-02
Zand, Kambiz (Department: 2434)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Multiple computer communication using cryptography
Security kernel or utility
C713S193000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543145
ABSTRACT:
System and methods for protecting sensitive data stored in a text-based configuration file. In a web server application, data associated with sensitive information such as connection information for a remote database may be stored within a configuration file and accessed whenever a request for information from that database is received. To prevent unwanted access to remote database, the portion of the configuration file with sensitive information is encrypted. A decryption provider selected by the requesting server or client application decrypts the sensitive data using the decryption key, retrieves protected data from the remote database, and the configuration server provides a response based on the sensitive data protecting access to the remote database. The encryption/decryption process is transparent to the web server application consuming the configuration.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2007/0079142 (2007-04-01), Leone et al.
Cohn Marchel
Olson Erik B.
Vasandani Manu
Grace Ryan T.
Merchant & Gould
Microsoft Corporation
Wyszynski Aubrey H
Zand Kambiz
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