Patent ID: 8909798
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: initiating, from a managed computer, communication between the managed computer and a remote computer management server, wherein the communication is formatted to allow pass through to at least one of a firewall or a gateway that mediates communication with the managed computer by performing a succession of formatting changes to the communication in accordance with each of a plurality of different network communications protocols until one protocol version of the initial communication is allowed to pass through the at least one firewall or gateway of the managed computer, the network communications protocol allowed to pass being further used to format subsequent communication between the managed computer and the remote computer management server during an ensuing communication session; receiving a response from the remote computer management server, wherein the response indicates if at least one operation is performed on at least one of the managed computer itself and a device attached to the managed computer; and encrypting communication between the managed computer and the remote computer management server, wherein the instructions and/or data for encrypting communication between the managed computer and the remote computer management server further comprise instructions for successively comparing different combinations of a specified number of the most recent encryption keys stored by the managed computer and a specified number of the most recent encryption keys stored by the remote computer management server.