Patent ID: 8856308
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing resources for a plurality of computers, comprising: determining a parent node in a floating network, wherein the parent node includes at least one parent agent that includes at least parent credentials; determining at least one host for adding to the floating network; providing an agent installer to the at least one host, wherein the agent installer includes at least a portion of the parent credentials; employing the provided agent installer to generate at least one child agent for the at least one host and child credentials, wherein the at least one child agent includes the child credentials that are based at least in part on the at least portion of the parent credentials; employing the child agent to generate a child node for the floating network that is resident on the at least one host; determining an unambiguous identity value that corresponds to the child node based in part on tracing a trust relationship path from the child node to the parent node and to a root node of the floating network, wherein other nodes in the floating network that intervene between the parent node and the root node contribute information to the unambiguous identity value; and applying at least one policy for the floating network to the child node based at least in part on the unambiguous identity value.