Patent · US Active

Reducing redundant operations performed by members of a cooperative security fabric

US10595215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Fortinet, Inc. · US

Inventors

Hongwei Li · Burnaby, CA
Yixin Pan · Burnaby, CA
Xiaodong Xu · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2017
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W24/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for coordinating security operations among members of a cooperative security fabric (CSF) are provided. According to one embodiment, a first network security appliance of a CSF receives incoming network traffic and determines if the incoming network traffic is transmitted from a second network security appliance based on the source address of the network traffic. If the incoming network traffic is from the second network security appliance, the first network security appliance determines operations that are executed by the second network security appliance and then determines local operations. The first network security appliance executes local operations to the incoming network traffic.

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