Patents by Inventor Keith V. Boland

Keith V. Boland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Credential authentication and authorization in a server device
    Patent number: 8601108
    Abstract: A server device is configured to perform a method for providing object class information to a management device. The method includes mapping user names included as part of entries of a database associated with the server device to a corresponding Common Information Model (CIM) object manager operating system (OS) role. The method includes receiving a management request associated with the management device, the management request having management request credential information. The method includes authenticating the management request to an operating system associated with the server device based upon the management request credential information. The method includes following authentication, authorizing the management device to a corresponding CIM object manager OS role using the management request credential information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Tianming Zhang, Gregory W. Lazar, Anthony Arous, Purushottam B. Sane, Weijing Song, James Huang, Keith V. Boland, Seth B. Horan