Patent ID: 8904486
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method executable on a processor for autonomic security configuration, comprising: controlling by the processor a security configuration of at least one resource forming a solution based on a plurality of security requirements; applying by the processor the plurality of security requirements across a plurality of resources independent of any differences in configuring resource security between the plurality of resources; and providing a set of templates by the processor for selection by a user, each template comprising a collection of security requirements, each template having a multi-layered structure comprising a process security layer, a message security layer and a transport security layer applied in a top-down fashion where each lower level security layer includes specifications more restrictive than specifications in a security layer at a level above, wherein the process security layer defines default security settings for the message security layer and the transport security layer when the message security layer and the transport security layer are not applied, and the message security layer defines default security settings for the transport security layer when the transport security layer is not applied.