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Controlling a message quarantine

US7712136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2006
Grant dateMay 4, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/4511
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Controlling a message quarantine is disclosed. A message scanning method is described in which early exit from parsing and scanning can occur by matching threat rules only to selected message elements and stopping rule matching as soon as a match on one message element exceeds a threat threshold.

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