System and method for maintaining server data integrity

摘要

The System Integrity Guardian can protect any type of object and repairs and restores the system back to its original state of integrity. The Client component is the user interface for administering the System Integrity Guardian environment. An administrator can determine which servers to protect, which objects to protect, and what actions will be taken when an event that breaches integrity occurs. The Monitor Agent component is the watchdog of the System Integrity Guardian that captures and addresses any event that occurs on any object being protected. The Server component includes the server and the Protected Object Central Repository. The authoritative copies are maintained, digital signatures are created and stored, objects are validated, and communication between the three units is performed.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a repository interface operative to make a copy of an original object and to store the object copy in a safe object storage, wherein the original object resides on a first server and the safe object storage resides a second server remote from the first server; a monitor agent interface operative to monitor the original object to detect a change in real time and send a notification to the repository interface when the change is detected; and wherein said repository interface is further operative to receive the notification from the monitor agent interface, determine that the change to the original object was unauthorized, and restore the original object on the first server using the object copy from the safe object storage in response to the change; wherein the repository interface is further operative to retain a copy of the changed object that can be reviewed after the object copy is restored from the safe object storage.