Patent ID: 9634883
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of verifying information on a managed device, comprising: using computer instructions implemented on the managed device receiving, from a requester that does not have a correct value for a managed object of the managed device and the requester is unable to read and write the manages object directly, and unable to obtain object specification information, a request comprising a single identifier (ID) of the managed object and a plurality of non-null values comprising proposals of a correct value for the managed object represented by the single ID, wherein the request requests a determination as to whether at least one of the values in the request match the correct value stored in the managed object represented by the single ID; using the computer instructions implemented on the managed device, determining whether at least one of the values matches the correct value stored in the managed object by checking all values of the request against the value stored in the managed object; and using the computer instructions implemented on the managed device, completing execution of the request by: transmitting a notification message to the requester indicating whether any of the plurality of values match the correct value of the managed object, wherein the notification message does not provide any indication of which proposed value is the correct value.