User security comparison and reversion

摘要

A web interface may generate reports regarding changes in user security parameters in a computer network. The report may ease administrator's duties analyzing log files to determine the modifications to user accounts. The administrator may be presented with an option to revert a user to a prior state of user security parameters. Thus, the interface provides the administrator the ability to generate reports and modify user accounts from a single web page.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
retrieving, at a server from a security database, user security parameters for at least one user; retrieving, at the server from a system log, log files describing changes in the user security parameters for the at least one user; generating, at the server, a report comparing the user security parameters and the changes in the user security parameters; receiving, at the server, a date range input from a user for retrieving log files, in which the step of retrieving in files comprises retrieving log files corresponding to the date range input; determining, at the server, whether log files corresponding to the date range input are available in mass storage or tape; and when the server determines log files corresponding to the date range input are available in tape, prompting the user with a choice of only retrieving records available on the mass storage.