Method and apparatus for optimizing a firewall
US7966655B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0263
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for optimizing a first set of rules enforced by a firewall on network traffic. Characteristics of the network traffic are examined and these characteristics are used to generate a second set of rules. The first set of rules may have a different order than the second set of rules.
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