Role aware network security enforcement
US7814311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0236
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Generating a binding between a source address and one or more roles of a user accessing the network and distributing the binding to a filter node. The source address is currently assigned to the device. The binding may be generated by one or more nodes on an ingress path used during authentication of the user. The binding may be distributed to the filter node on demand or without any request from the filter node. Responsive to a determination that the user is associated with a new source address, a new binding is generated to associate a new source address with the one or more roles for the user. The new binding is distributed to the filter node. Another aspect is a method of enforcing a role based security policy at a filter node, using bindings of source addresses to roles.
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