Patent ID: 9515999
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a management host comprising a first processor and a first memory storing instructions that, when executed, manage access to at least one server based on authentication keys, said authentication keys being utilized between a first managed host comprising a second memory storing instructions that perform functions of a client and a second managed host comprising a third memory storing instructions that perform functions of the server, wherein the authentication keys are stored on the first managed host and the second managed host; wherein the management host is external to the first managed host and the second managed host, wherein the instructions stored in the first memory, when executed, cause information to be discovered about the first managed host and the second managed host by collecting the information over a network from the first managed host and the second managed host and automatically managing the authentication keys stored on the first managed host and the second managed host based on the collected information.