| US 7,559,087 B2 | ||
| Token generation method and apparatus | ||
| Dilip K. Pai, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Manish Mittal, Sammamish, Wash. (US); and Monte C Christensen, Seattle, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/9,887. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0130131 A1, Jun. 15, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 726—25 [726/9] | 30 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to generate a test token that comprises known defects for use in determining how components or applications
process a defective token, wherein the request identifies a token template that contains information regarding the test token
to generate;
identifying the information contained in the token template; and
generating the test token based on the information contained in the token template;
distributing a plurality of test tokens in a network environment, wherein the test tokens comprise defects for use in determining
how the components or the applications process defective tokens; and
monitoring network activity in response to distributing the plurality of test tokens.
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