Patent ID: 8091119
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in a non-transitory machine-readable medium and to execute on a machine, comprising: acquiring, by the machine, a principal identity for a principal; capturing, by the machine, a unique resource identifier to associate with the principal identity, captured automatically via interaction with the principal, the unique resource identifier associated with a hardware resource being used by the principal, the principal is a different type of resource from that which is associated with the hardware resource; storing, by the machine, a mapping of the principal identity to the resource identifier and the resource identifier to the principal identity by contacting a third-party service and presenting credentials, the third-party service housing the mapping; and using, by the machine, the mapping to manage security and maintenance associated with a network, and the principal is shut down from access when an issue is detected with the hardware resource and the hardware resource is shut down when the issue is with the principal.