Patent ID: 7024548

Claim:
A method for tracking modification to a configuration of a computerized device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a change request indicating a requested change to an existing configuration of the computerized device; preparing a change notification message identifying the requested change to the existing configuration of the computerized device; transmitting the change notification message to at least one change notification recipient; and determining if a change acknowledgement is provided from the at least one change notification recipient in response to transmitting the change notification message, the change acknowledgement indicating confirmation of receipt of the change notification message, and if a change acknowledgement is provided from the at least one change notification recipient that indicates confirmation of receipt of the change notification message, allowing the requested change to the configuration of the computerized device to take place; and if the change acknowledgement is not provided from the at least one change notification recipient, operating the computerized device so that a monitoring device networked to the computerized device is capable of detecting that a configuration change to the computerized device may have taken place.