Patent ID: 8635670
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for facilitating a backup operation by one or more of a plurality of client devices, comprising: a) a host server remote to the plurality of client devices; and b) an authentication component on a storage server located locally to the plurality of client devices, the authentication component configured to perform actions including, for each client device: generating credentials including a password corresponding to the client device; sending, to the remote host server, credentials corresponding to the client device; receiving from the client, the credentials corresponding to the client device; authenticating the credentials; and selectively enabling the client device to access a storage directory associated with the client device, to perform at least one backup operation, based on whether the credentials are verified; the remote host server configured to perform actions including: receiving, from the authentication component, the credentials corresponding to each client device; sending, to each client device, the credentials corresponding to the client device and selectively sending, to at least one client device, the credentials corresponding to the at least one client device, based on an availability of the at least one client device to receive the credentials directly from the storage server.