Patent ID: 9641534
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method, implemented by a migration engine that is interposed between a source system and a target system to perform a migration of content from the source system to the target system, for providing controlled access to admin credentials during the migration, the method comprising: receiving, from a consultant, a first request for first admin credentials that are required by the migration engine to perform one or more migration tasks on the source system, wherein the first admin credentials are required by the migration engine to perform the one or more migration tasks on the source system; sending, to a first administrator, a request to submit the first admin credentials; receiving, from the first administrator, the first admin credentials; storing the first admin credentials in an identity database in association with a first identifier that indicates that the first admin credentials correspond to the source system; receiving, from the consultant, a second request for second admin credentials that are required by the migration engine to perform one or more migration tasks on the target system; sending, to a second administrator, a request to submit the second admin credentials; receiving, from the second administrator, the second admin credentials; storing the second admin credentials in the identity database in association with a second identifier that indicates that the second admin credentials correspond to the target system; upon performing the one or more migration tasks on the source system, accessing the identity database to retrieve the first admin credentials; employing the first admin credentials to perform the one or more migration tasks on the source system; upon performing the one or more migration tasks on the target system, accessing the identity database to retrieve the second admin credentials; and employing the second admin credentials to perform the one or more migration tasks on the target system.