Patent · US Active

Device management based on groups of network adapters

US10972431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Sophos Limited · GB

Inventors

Moritz Daniel Grimm · Bruchsal, DE
Daniel Stutz · Karlsruhe, DE
Andrew J. Thomas · Woodstock, GB
Kenneth D. Ray · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2018
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/71
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Secure management of an enterprise network is improved by creating a network adapter fingerprint for an endpoint that identifies all of the network adapters for that endpoint. With this information, the location and connectivity of the endpoint can be tracked and managed independent of the manner in which the endpoint is connecting to the enterprise network.

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