Method and apparatus for protecting networks from unauthorized applications
US7996895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A traffic controller is provided which integrates black-box tests of unauthorized applications to extract application characteristics from associated Internet traffic, exploits the networking information learned by host clients, actively scans and controls hosts on the corporate network, and dynamically configures a corporate firewall to block traffic to and from critical application network elements. As a result, the traffic controller effectively manages unauthorized applications and their associated traffic in a corporate environment.
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