David Joseph Durham

US Patent:

20160308867, Oct 20, 2016

Filed:

Apr 20, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/133636

Inventors:

- Ridgeland MS, US
John Burns SMITH - Charlotte NC, US
David William DURHAM - Raymond MS, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 9/455

Abstract:

An approach is provided for a secure remote access and control in a shared resource model. The approach involves initiating a logically separate instance of a virtual appliance using one or more shared computing resources of at least one shared resource provider. The approach also involves initiating an agent at an administrator system associated with the logically separate instance of the virtual appliance, wherein the agent services authentication requests directed to the virtual appliance by acting as a proxy or a push agent to the at least one shared resource provider.