Method and apparatus for supporting a virtual private network architecture on a partitioned platform
US8281387B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/562
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes a service partition, not directly accessible to a user, having a security agent to inspect data entering and exiting the computer system on a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, and a service partition VPN unit to communicate with a VPN gateway. The computer system also includes a user partition, accessible to a user, having a user partition VPN unit to initiate construction of the VPN tunnel with the VPN gateway. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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