Abstract: A remote administrator device is provided outside a firewall that prevents remote devices from accessing, but allows remote devices to send electronic mail messages to a plurality of local network devices. The remote administrator device can send an electronic mail message to a respective one of the plurality of local network devices behind the firewall. The electronic mail message can include instructions for the respective local network device to establish a connection with the remote administrator device through the firewall. Once the connection is established, the remote administrator device can monitor state data received over the connection for the respective local network device.

Abstract: A remote administrator device is provided outside a firewall that prevents remote devices from accessing, but allows remote devices to send electronic mail messages to a plurality of local network devices. The remote administrator device can send an electronic mail message to a respective one of the plurality of local network devices behind the firewall. The electronic mail message can include instructions for the respective local network device to establish a connection with the remote administrator device through the firewall. Once the connection is established, the remote administrator device can monitor state data received over the connection for the respective local network device.

Abstract: Traversing a firewall. A method embodiment includes receiving, from behind the firewall, an electronic mail message with instructions to establish a connection with a device located outside the firewall. A connection is then established through the firewall with the device outside the firewall according to the instructions in the electronic mail message.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a first network resource limited access to a second network resource. A method embodying the invention includes receiving profile data. Using the profile data, temporary credentials are then generated for accessing the second network resource. The temporary credentials are then made available to the first network resource. In a preferred embodiment, the temporary credentials are invalidated following a termination event such as the lapse of a set time period or after the second resource has been accessed.

Abstract: Traversing a firewall. A method embodiment includes receiving, from behind the firewall, an electronic mail message with instructions to establish a connection with a device located outside the firewall. A connection is then established through the firewall with the device outside the firewall according to the instructions in the electronic mail message.

Abstract: A method and system enabling one server to acquire information regarding the activities of a user with regard to a second server requiring minimal user interaction and without requiring user's browser to be extended. A method embodying the invention includes providing a session interface having instructions to send association data, and then identifying activity related to a previously provided session interface utilizing the association data. In various embodiment of the present invention, the session interface will be a web page. Thus, the association data will include a cookie and an URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the web page. Using the URL for the provided web page, the cookie is acquired. Using the cookie, other association data containing the same cookie is located. The located association data contains the URL of the previously provided session interface or web page in this case.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a first network resource limited access to a second network resource. A method embodying the invention includes receiving profile data. Using the profile data, temporary credentials are then generated for accessing the second network resource. The temporary credentials are then made available to the first network resource. In a preferred embodiment, the temporary credentials are invalidated following a termination event such as the lapse of a set time period or after the second resource has been accessed.

Abstract: A method and system enabling programming running on one device to locate and access a resource located and/or operating on another device requiring minimal user interaction and without requiring user's browser to be extended. A method embodying the invention includes providing an interface having instructions to send association data. That association data is then used to identify an identity service responsible for managing resource data. The resource data is then used to locate the resource.