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Perimeter enforcement of encryption rules

US10263966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

20Claims

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Assignee

Sophos Limited · GB

Inventors

Russell Humphries · Redmond, US
Gordon Sullivan · Great Falls, US
Kenneth D. Ray · Seattle, US
Anthony John Merry · Kessel-Lo, BE
Harald Schütz · Linz, AT
Andreas Berger · Therwil, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2463/062
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Rules are applied at a network perimeter to outbound network communications that contain file attachments. The rules may, in a variety of circumstances, require wrapping of an outbound file from the endpoint in a portable encrypted container. The network perimeter may be enforced locally at the endpoint, or at any network device between the endpoint and a recipient.

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