公开(公告)号：US07107446B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-12

申请号：US09942417

申请日：2001-08-30

申请人： Robert R. Gensler, Jr. ,  Serban C. Maerean ,  Clarence B. Parker, Jr. ,  Hemant R. Suri

发明人： Robert R. Gensler, Jr. ,  Serban C. Maerean ,  Clarence B. Parker, Jr. ,  Hemant R. Suri

IPC分类号： H04L9/00 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L63/0807 ,  H04L63/101

摘要： The problem of providing and interacting with a number of different security mechanisms in a clustered data processing environment is solved by providing a Mechanism Abstract Layer which presents a consistent interface to applications running on the various nodes within the cluster. Mechanism Pluggable Modules are provided for each security mechanism that one wishes to employ. The Pluggable Modules provide a mechanism for mapping individualized security mechanism parameters through an interface with the Mechanism Abstract Layer. This provides a consistent interface for applications running on the nodes and it also avoids costly adaptations that would otherwise be necessary to accommodate new security mechanisms or variations in prior security mechanisms.