Zero trust approach to secure sensitive mobile applications and prevent distributed denial of service attacks
US12015592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/59
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for protecting sensitive mobile applications from attack include incorporating private application access software in a mobile application that operates on a user device to provide functionality to an end user, the functionality is separate from the private application access; deploying application connectors in front of a private application that is accessed by the mobile application; responsive to a request to access the private application, authenticating the end user through the mobile application; and, responsive to authentication, providing access to the private application through the mobile application via a plurality of secure tunnels. The application connectors are configured to only provide outbound connections, thereby protecting the private application from the attack. The request to access is received via a cloud-based system which is configured to drop any invalid request, thereby protecting the private application from the attack.
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