Patent ID: 9170833
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for enforcing a policy associated with a virtual machine, the method comprising: receiving a virtual machine event request; receiving first data from within the virtual machine in response to receiving the virtual machine event request, wherein the first data was extracted from within the virtual machine prior to receiving the virtual machine event request, and the first data was stored prior to receiving the virtual machine event request for later processing after receiving the virtual machine event request; receiving second different data from an environment outside the virtual machine in response to receiving the virtual machine event request; determining whether an internal non-compliance by the virtual machine of a first policy-based compliance scheme exists based on the first data that was stored prior to receiving the virtual machine event request; determining whether an external non-compliance by the virtual machine as provided in the environment of a second different policy-based compliance scheme exists based on the second different data; and in response to determining that at least one of the internal non-compliance and the external non-compliance exists, denying the virtual machine event request unless at least one of (i) the virtual machine and (ii) the environment is adapted.