Patent · US Active

Securing micro-services

US10581873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andre Surcouf · Saint-Leu, FR
Jerome Tollet · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 24, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/141
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing device running a local enforcement agent is configured to instantiate at least one application container at the computing device, where the at least one application container is part of a containerized application. The computing device is also configured to associate the local enforcement agent with the least one application container so that the local enforcement agent operates as an intra-application communication proxy for the least one application container. The local enforcement agent receives an intra-application Application Programming Interface (API) call that is sent to the at least one application container from a second application container that is part of the containerized application. The local enforcement agent is configured to analyze the intra-application API call for compliance with one or more security policies associated with the at least one container.

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