Abstract: A system and method for analyzing application security policies is provided. One or more application security policies are retrieved. An optimized policy is then generated utilizing the one or more application security policies. One or more queries related to the one or more application security policies are received. The one or more queries are decomposed. The one or more decomposed queries are then processed utilizing the optimized policy.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing application security policies is provided. One or more application security policies are retrieved. An optimized policy is then generated utilizing the one or more application security policies. One or more queries related to the one or more application security policies are received. The one or more queries are decomposed. The one or more decomposed queries are then processed utilizing the optimized policy.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing application security policies is provided. One or more application security policies are retrieved. An optimized policy is then generated utilizing the one or more application security policies. One or more queries related to the one or more application security policies are received. The one or more queries are decomposed. The one or more decomposed queries are then processed utilizing the optimized policy.

Abstract: A system and method for generating an updated version of, or reconstructing a previously enforced version of, a local client security policy stored in an application guard. A policy manager distributes a change (or an accumulation of changes) to the currently enforced version of the security policy through a network to the application guard. The application guard uses the distributed change to update the currently enforced version of the local client security policy. To reconstruct a previously enforced version of a local security policy, the policy manager generates a reversing delta equal to the reverse of the change (or accumulation of changes) from a previously enforced version to the currently enforced version of the security policy, and distributes the reversing delta through the network to the application guard. The application guard applies the distributed reversing delta to the currently enforced version to reconstruct the previously enforced version.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a global security policy in a distributed computing environment. In one embodiment the security policy is a global security policy which is stored in, and managed by, a policy manager located on a server. In another embodiment the security policy is a local client security policy stored in an application guard located on a client server which manages access to various securable components of the distributed computing environment.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a global security policy in a distributed computing environment. In one embodiment the security policy is a global security policy which is stored in, and managed by, a policy manager located on a server. In another embodiment the security policy is a local client security policy stored in an application guard located on a client server which manages access to various securable components of the distributed computing environment.

Abstract: A system and method for generating an updated version of, or reconstructing a previously enforced version of, a local client security policy stored in an application guard. To update a local security policy, a policy manager distributes a change (or an accumulation of changes) to the currently enforced version of the security policy through a network to the application guard. The application guard uses the distributed change to update the currently enforced version of the local client security policy. To reconstruct a previously enforced version of a local security policy, the policy manager generates a reversing delta equal to the reverse of the change (or accumulation of changes) from the previously enforced version to the currently enforced version of the security policy, and distributes the reversing delta through the network to the application guard.