Patent ID: 9306967
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing an audit by an audit extension device, comprising: initiating communication between an audit extension device and an audit device for an audit by receiving, by the audit extension device through a security perimeter from the audit device, a request for the audit to be performed on a plurality of computing assets, the request for the audit including a request for information to be provided by the plurality of computing assets, wherein the plurality of computing assets are separate from the audit device; reflecting the audit based on the request for the audit towards the plurality of computing assets; sending, by the audit extension device, a result of the audit through the security perimeter to the audit device; assuming operations, by the audit extension device, of the audit device in response to a first detection indicating that the audit device is in a failure condition; and communicating with at least one of a network device and the audit device, and relinquishing operations of the audit device in response to a second detection indicating at least one of: