Abstract: Key management for and automount of encrypted files, including recovering a master vault key file from an encoded vault key file, storing the vault key file within a previously mounted crypto key management virtual drive so as to provide a secure scratch pad area for temporary storage of the master vault key file. An open and mount module may then invoke a file mounting procedure by providing the vault key file name and a path corresponding to the crypto key management virtual drive to a virtual drive mounting module. The method of passing the vault key file to the file mounting utility module may comprise passing command line arguments equal to a pathname and filename to the file mounting utility.

Abstract: Key management for and automount of encrypted files, including recovering a master vault key file from an encoded vault key file, storing the vault key file within a previously mounted crypto key management virtual drive so as to provide a secure scratch pad area for temporary storage of the master vault key file. An open and mount module may then invoke a file mounting procedure by providing the vault key file name and a path corresponding to the crypto key management virtual drive to a virtual drive mounting module. The method of passing the vault key file to the file mounting utility module may comprise passing command line arguments equal to a pathname and filename to the file mounting utility.

Abstract: Key management for and automount of encrypted files, including recovering a master vault key file from an encoded vault key file, storing the vault key file within a previously mounted crypto key management virtual drive so as to provide a secure scratch pad area for temporary storage of the master vault key file. An open and mount module may then invoke a file mounting procedure by providing the vault key file name and a path corresponding to the crypto key management virtual drive to a virtual drive mounting module. The method of passing the vault key file to the file mounting utility module may comprise passing command line arguments equal to a pathname and filename to the file mounting utility.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an anonymous RFQ system for financial instruments that resolves the inherent conflict between a capital provider's need for information and a market participant's need for confidentiality by creating an environment where market participants and capital providers can realize the benefits of sharing confidential trading interest (CTI) information without sacrificing anonymity or enabling information leakage. This secure environment preferably is created within an electronic matching book that distills all CTI information related to each Request for Quote (RFQ) into a risk class that is sent to capital providers in lieu of order-identifying or trader-identifying information. These risk classes give capital providers enough information to offer customized, risk-adjusted quotes without requiring the market participant to reveal confidential information about herself or her order.

Abstract: The present invention presents a comprehensive system and method for operations management which has the reliability and adaptability to handle failures and changes respectively within the economic environment. The present invention presents a framework of features which include technology graphs, landscape representations and automated markets to achieve the requisite reliability and adaptability.