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Stateful attack protection

US7607170B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2004
Grant dateOct 20, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/552
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for detecting an attack in a computer network includes monitoring communication traffic transmitted over connections on the network that are associated with a stateful application protocol so as to detect respective states of the connections, and analyzing a distribution of the states so as to detect the attack.

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