System and method for firewall policy rule management
US12224986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method may update network policies by determining, among a set of hosts, a subset of hosts to have network policies updated; for each host in the subset of hosts, determining a set of policies relevant to the host; and for each of the subset of hosts, installing the set of policies relevant to the host. The subset of hosts may be determined based on a category or division such as the time zone corresponding to the location of each host in the subset of hosts. The policies relevant to the host may be received from a database and saved to a file with the set of policies relevant to the host; the host may then access the file.
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