Patent ID: 9276943
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for authorizing a change within a computer system by an end user associated with a change authorization code comprising: generating on a first computer within the computer system a unique key for a computer software application, wherein the computer software application is on a second computer within the computer system and is configured to participate in a change management process implemented via use of change management software on the first computer; generating on the first computer an authorization code that grants an end user access to implement a change to a configuration item on a second computer during a configurable time period, comprising: verifying, by the second computer, the authorization code inputted into the second computer to determine if the end user has authority to implement the change on the second computer, wherein the authorization code is separated into a first string and a second string each having a fixed number of bits; and granting, by the second computer, access to the end user to implement the change to the configuration item on the second computer if the end user has the authority to implement the change.