Method for network traffic mirroring with data privacy
US7690040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for preserving the privacy of data contained in mirrored network traffic. The mirrored network traffic may comprise data that may be considered confidential, privileged, private, or otherwise sensitive data. For example, the data payload of a frame of mirrored network traffic may include private Voice over IP (VoIP) communications between users on one or more networks. The present invention provides various techniques for securing the privacy of data contained in the mirrored network traffic. Using the techniques of the present invention, network traffic comprising confidential, privileged, private, or otherwise sensitive data may be mirrored in such a manner as to provide for the privacy of such data over at least a portion if not all of the mirrored communications between the mirror source point and the mirror destination point.
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