Patent ID: 9497187
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing virtual image discovery, comprising: applying, using one or more processors, a discovery bundle component in a virtual image deployed within a virtual environment, wherein the discovery bundle component automatically discovers asset information about one or more application bundles applied to the virtual image; prompting, using the one or more processors, a user to provide an access control list specifying credentials for accessing one or more assets of the virtual image on a deployed system hosting the virtual environment; in response to the user providing the access control list, storing, using the one or more processors, the access control list in a secured credential vault of the discovery bundle component; discovering, using the one or more processors, by the discovery bundle component, the asset information for a selection of at least one of the one or more application bundles applied to the virtual image, wherein the access control list comprises the credentials required for accessing the selection of at least one of the one or more application bundles to discover the asset information; and sending, using the one or more processors, by the discovery bundle component, to a discovery product service, the asset information wrapped with a trusted signed certificate for the discovery product service, without sending the credentials used to access the asset information to the discovery product service, wherein the discovery product service is located outside the virtual environment.