Method and apparatus for dynamic switching and real time security control on virtualized systems
US8250641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, the invention involves securing network traffic to and from a host processor. A system and method is disclosed which utilizes a second processor on a virtualization technology platform to send/receive and triage messages. The second processor is to forward suspect messages to a virtual appliance for further investigation before routing the suspect messages to one of a plurality of virtual machines running on the host processor. When messages are not suspect, use of the virtual appliance is avoided and messages are routed to one of a plurality of virtual machines via a virtual machine manager running on the host processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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