Patent ID: 8321925
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of managing secure objects for a plurality of host computers, comprising: assigning each host computer to at least one host class, each host class associated with a secure function requiring a secure object to be performed; receiving a first request from each host computer; in response to receiving each first request, determining a secure identifier associated with each host class assigned to the host computer from which the first request was received, each secure identifier associated with one or more secure objects for performing the respective secure function, and sending each determined secure identifier and each associated secure object to the host computer in response to the request; and in response to an update in the one or more secure objects associated with a specified secure identifier, sending information regarding the update to each host computer in a respective host class, wherein each host computer is able to perform a respective secure function based on the secure identifier associated with the secure function, independent of the update to the one or more secure objects associated with the secure identifier.