Patent ID: 8776167
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for deploying a directory server application comprising: receiving, by a prior version of the directory server application, a first request to access a resource, wherein the first request uses a prior version of an access policy; processing, by the prior version of the directory server application, the first request using the prior version of the access policy to determine whether to grant access to the resource; receiving, after processing the first request, a new version of the directory server application on a server to replace the prior version of the directory server application, installing, by a computer processor, the new version of the directory server application on the server, wherein the installing replaces the prior version of the directory server application with the new version of the directory server application; configuring, by the computer processor, the new version of the directory server application to concurrently use both the prior version of access policy and the new version of the access policy; receiving, by the new version of the directory server application, a second request to access the resource; and processing, by the new version of the directory server application, the second request using at least one selected from a group consisting of the new version of the access policy and the prior version of the access policy to determine whether to grant access to the resource, wherein the new version of the directory server application maintains compatibility between the new version of the access policy and the prior version of the access policy.