A SECURE DISTRIBUTED SERVER IN AN INSECURE NETWORK

摘要

A distributed network server includes a network server manager and a number of distributed remote storage elements. The network client to be processed by one of the remote storage elements. The network server manager identifies which of the remote storage elements is to process the first request. The remote storage elements, however, are inaccessible except in response to requests from respective remote storage elements. In which case, network server manager waits to receive a second request from the identified remote storage element. The second request polls the network server manager for any network client requests to be processed by the identified remote storage element. The network server manager sends a response to the second request to the identified remote storage element including an indication of the first request. When the identified remote storage element receives the response, the storage element processes the included request.