Method for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network
US7383573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network are disclosed. Embodiments include a firewall device operable between an internal user of a private network and an IP-compliant network. The firewall device being configured to assign a proxy agent to process a request by the internal user to form a connection with a public network element through the IP-compliant network. Disclosed embodiments include the proxy agent forming a connection only if the internal user is authorized to access the public requested network element.
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