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System and method for managing security objects

US6330562A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 1999
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99939
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data model for abstracting customer-defined VPN security policy information. By employing this model, a VPN node (computer system existing in a Virtual Private Network) can gather policy configuration information for itself through a GUY, or some distributed policy source, store this information in a system-defined database, and use this information to dynamically negotiate, create, delete, and maintain secure connections at the IP level with other VPN nodes.

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