Patent ID: 8510718
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An automated computerized method for performing verification scanning, comprising: storing, at a database, a plurality of configuration items comprising at least a first configuration item and a second configuration item, the first configuration item comprising one or more verification commands, a first verification command comprising information related to compliance with a configuration setting of the first configuration item; storing, at the database, a plurality of configuration item rules associated with the plurality of configuration items, the plurality of configuration item rules comprising at least a first configuration item rule and a second configuration item rule, the first configuration item rule defining server criteria associated with the corresponding first configuration item; remotely initiating execution, by a server communicably coupled to the database, of one or more verification scanning engines of a respective one or more target servers; receiving a request for configuration items for a first target server of the one or more target servers; responsive to receiving the request for configuration items, determining whether the configuration items apply to the first target server based on the associated one or more configuration item rules, wherein determining comprises, for at least the first configuration item and the second configuration item stored in the database: communicating, to the first target server, the list of applicable configuration items.