System and method for regulating communications to or from an application
US8307419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0218
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The flow of information to or from an application on a host machine is regulated by a trusted agent operating in conjunction with at least one security element, such as a firewall or a policy server. When a communication to or from the application is detected by the trusted agent, the trusted agent gathers information about the attempted communication, and formulates and sends a message based upon the gathered information to at least one security element. The security element makes a decision to permit or block at least part of the attempted communication based upon the message received from the trusted agent.
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