System and method for firewall policy rule management
US12407654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for updating network policies may include determining, from 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 determining a difference between the set of policies relevant to the host and a set of policies relevant to the host determined at an earlier time; and for each of the subset of hosts, installing the set of policies relevant to the host. The difference may be calculated or determined by comparing a file containing the set of policies relevant to the host, and a file containing the set of policies relevant to the host determined at an earlier time, e.g. determined the prior calendar day.
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