Abstract:
A mechanism for mutual authorization of a secondary resource in a grid of resource computers is provided. When a primary resource attempts to offload a grid computing job to a secondary resource, the primary resource sends a proxy certificate request to the user machine. Responsive to a proxy certificate request, the user machine performs authorization with the secondary resource. If authorization with the secondary resource is successful, the user machine generates and returns a valid proxy certificate. The primary resource then performs mutual authentication with the secondary resource. If the authorization with the secondary resource fails, the user machine generates and returns an invalid proxy certificate. Mutual authentication between the primary resource and the secondary resource will fail due to the invalid proxy certificate. The primary resource then selects another secondary resource and repeats the process until a resource is found that passes the mutual authorization with the user machine.
Abstract:
A method, system and computer program product for automatically displaying the potential risk associated with cracking a password. While creating or modifying a password, feedback is provided describing the risk associated with cracking the password. Risk assessment may be presented as a percentage, accompanied by an explanation of why the value was ascertained. Risk feedback during password creation provides an opportunity to improve computer, document, and file security.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for obtaining a logical unit. A request is sent for the logical unit. In the depicted examples, the request is sent to a multicast IP address. Responses to the request for the logical unit are received from a number of responders. A responder is identified from the set of responders to form a selected responder. The selected responder is identified based on at least one connection metric between the data processing system and the set of responders. The logical unit is retrieved from the selected responder.
Abstract:
Provided are techniques for to enable a virtual input/output server (VIOS) to establish cryptographically secure signals with target LPARs to detect an imposter or spoofing LPAR. The secure signal, or "heartbeat," may be configured as an Internet Key Exchange/Internet Protocol Security (IKE/IPSec) encapsulated packet (ESP) connection or tunnel. Within the tunnel, the VIOS pings each target LPAR and, if a heartbeat is interrupted, the VIOS makes a determination as to whether the tunnel is broken, the corresponding LPAR is down or a media access control (MAC) spoofing attack is occurring. The determination is made by sending a heartbeat that is designed to fail unless the heartbeat is received by a spoofing device.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for authorizing execution of an application on the data processing system. A request is received to execute the application, wherein the request originates from a remote data processing system and wherein the request includes a digital certificate and the application. The digital certificate is verified in response to receiving the request. Responsive to verifying the digital certificate, a digital digest is calculated for the application to form a calculated digital digest. The calculated digital digest is compared with a set of digital digests from a trusted source. The application is executed if a match between the calculated digital digest and set of digital digests occurs.
Abstract:
A security protocol that dynamically implements enhanced mount security of a filesystem when access to sensitive files on a networked filesystem is requested. When the user of a client system attempts to access a specially-tagged sensitive file, the server hosting the filesystem executes a software code that terminates the current mount and reconfigures the server ports to accept a re-mount from the client via a more secure port. The server reconfigured server port is provided the IP address of the client and matches the IP address during the re-mount operation. The switch to a secure mount is completed in a seamless manner so that authorized users are allowed to access sensitive files without bogging down the server with costly encryption and other resource-intensive security features. No significant delay is experienced by the user, while the sensitive file is shielded from unauthorized capture during transmission to the client system.
Abstract:
A financial transaction system detects an identifier for a user requesting a transaction at an interface of the financial transaction system. The financial transaction system accesses from the electronic message service provider for the user using the identifier, at least one electronic message addressed to the user and sent to the user over a network for delivery to the user by the electronic message service provider at at least one system accessible via the network and logged into using the identifier. The accessed electronic message is delivered to the user at the interface for the financial transaction system.
Abstract:
Providing a necessary level of security for a computer capable of connecting to different computing environments, including monitoring (402) a type of connection between the computer and a network in a computing environment; determining (406) a security level of data (408) before sending the data across the network; storing (416) the data in a buffer instead of sending the data across the network if the connection to the network lacks a security control (4 10) required for t e determined security level of the data; and sending (420) the data from the buffer when the computer is connected to a changed computing environment having a new type of connection that has (412) the security control required for the data.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for authorizing execution of an application on the data processing system. A request is received to execute the application, wherein the request originates from a remote data processing system and wherein the request includes a digital certificate and the application. The digital certificate is verified in response to receiving the request. Responsive to verifying the digital certificate, a digital digest is calculated for the application to form a calculated digital digest. The calculated digital digest is compared with a set of digital digests from a trusted source. The application is executed if a match between the calculated digital digest and set of digital digests occurs.
Abstract:
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for discovering an unauthorized router in a network. The process in the illustrative embodiments first obtains a physical address of a suspected router or destination device. A data packet is created which comprises at least a destination media access control field, a destination internet protocol field, and a time-to-live field, wherein the destination media access control field comprises the physical address of the destination device, wherein the destination internet protocol field comprises a bogus internet protocol address, and wherein the time-to-live field comprises a value indicating the data packet has exceeded a time limit. The data packet is sent to the destination device using the physical address in the destination media access control field. If a time exceeded message is received from the destination device, the destination device is determined to be enabled for routing.