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Method and apparatus for remote network access logging and reporting

US6122740A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1996
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1425
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for remote network access logging and reporting intercepts an access request at a client system on a network and sends log data identifying the access request to a log server on the network. According to one embodiment, the client system receives an access list from the log server and compares the access request to the access list. In this embodiment, access to the host system is allowed only if the request does not conflict with the access list. According to another embodiment, the client system receives an access list from the log server and compares the access request to the access list. In this embodiment, the log data is sent to the log server only if the request conflicts with the access list.

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