Method for improving the security of a networked system by adjusting the configuration parameters of the system components
US11025661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method for facilitating security in a system of networked components. During operation, the system constructs a configuration graph that stores a first set of relationships between configuration parameters within a component and a second set of relationships between configuration parameters across different components. A relationship corresponds to a constraint and is indicated by one or more of: a range for a configuration parameter; and a conjunction or a disjunction of logical relationships between two or more configuration parameters. The system generates a set of candidate configuration parameter values that satisfy the constraints of the relationships in the configuration graph. The system selects, from the set of candidate configuration parameter values, a first set of configuration parameter values that optimizes a security objective function.
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