Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for remotely booting devices. A deployment server may remotely transmit authentication parameter(s), e.g., public key, secret key, to a service unit configured to establish a private connection between server blades and the deployment server. The service unit may remotely install the authentication parameter(s) onto the server blade(s) to be booted by either the deployment server or another boot server. By the service unit remotely installing the authentication parameter(s) onto the server blade(s), the need to manually install them during each network boot operation may be alleviated. By remotely transmitting authentication parameter(s) instead of manually installing them on the devices to be booted during each network boot operation, the deployment server may be able to generate unique authentication parameter(s), e.g., public/private key pair, secret key, for each network boot operation thereby substantially reducing the exposure to replay attacks.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for remotely booting devices. A deployment server may remotely transmit authentication parameter(s), e.g., public key, secret key, to a service unit configured to establish a private connection between server blades and the deployment server. The service unit may remotely install the authentication parameter(s) onto the server blade(s) to be booted by either the deployment server or another boot server. By the service unit remotely installing the authentication parameter(s) onto the server blade(s), the need to manually install them during each network boot operation may be alleviated. By remotely transmitting authentication parameter(s) instead of manually installing them on the devices to be booted during each network boot operation, the deployment server may be able to generate unique authentication parameter(s), e.g., public/private key pair, secret key, for each network boot operation thereby substantially reducing the exposure to replay attacks.

Abstract: A system and method for alert handling on a network. An alert setup message is received from a originator. The alert data structure includes an alert data structure. If the alert data structure is determined to be authentic, then the alert data structure is processed. If the alert data structure is not determined to be authentic, it can be determined to be invalid. An alert occurrence message that includes an authenticated alert payload is received. If the alert payload is determined to be authentic, then the alert payload is processed. If the alert payload is determined not to be authentic, then the alert payload is determined to be invalid. An authentic alert payload can be processed to cause an alert action to be performed.

Abstract: A system and method for the discovery of information from a second resource by a first resource through a network using authentication. A discovery request message is received at the second resource. The discovery request message includes discovery request data. If the second resource determines that the discovery request data is authentic, the second resource sends a discovery response message to the first resource through the network. The discovery response message includes authenticated discovery response data. Authentication provides assurance that the purported source of authenticated data is the true source, and protects the integrity of the authenticated data.