POLICY CONTROLLED REMOTE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) AUTHORIZATION BASED ON AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL

An automatically predetermined credential system for a remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software program. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before c...

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Hauptverfasser: ADAMS, Matthew D, TAYLOR, Daniel F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An automatically predetermined credential system for a remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software program. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before completing the administrative activities. The single-use downloaded software program has policies that performs checks on a user computer executing the software program. The policies include checking firewall settings, confirming virus checking, interrogating software to confirm patches or updates have been performed, checking for key loggers or other surveillance software or devices The single-use downloaded software is protected with a passcode to prevent activation in an unauthorized way.