Patent ID: 8689355
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring a set of secrets to a target machine, comprising: receiving a target machine identifier which identifies a particular characteristic of the target machine; based on the target machine identifier, generating a secure file on a source machine, the secure file (i) storing the set of secrets in an encrypted form and (ii) being constructed and arranged to provide access to a particular secret of the set of secrets in non-encrypted form on a machine identified while in the presence of the particular characteristic of the target machine; delivering the secure file directly from the source machine to the target machine to enable the target machine to access the particular secret in non-encrypted form; wherein a particular characteristic of the target machine identified by the target machine identifier includes an expected hostname of the target machine; and wherein generating the secure file on the source machine includes: