Cloud-based intrusion prevention system, multi-tenant firewall, and stream scanner
US12231403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method implemented by a cloud-based system includes steps of, responsive to connecting to a user device with a user associated with a first tenant of a plurality of tenants, obtaining security policies for the user that are configured for the tenant, wherein the security policies for the user are the same regardless of connection type, location of the user, and device type and operating system of the user device; stream scanning traffic between the user device and the Internet based on the security policies, wherein the security policies are for firewall and intrusion prevention functions; and one of allowing and blocking the traffic based on the stream scanning.
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