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Agent-less network traffic inspection using an overlay network

US10826916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

ShieldX Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

Manuel Nedbal · Santa Clara, US
Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja · Daly City, US
John Richard Guzik · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2018
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses enable agent-less network traffic interception using an overlay network. The system creates an inspection namespace on a server computer and clones namespace properties of a default namespace on the server computer to the inspection namespace. The system creates an overlay network in the inspection namespace connecting the server computer to a security service. The system creates a namespace bridge between the default namespace and the inspection namespace to pass server traffic between the namespaces. The system then transmits server traffic to the security service using the overlay network and an encapsulation protocol.

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