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Content cryptographic firewall system

US8464354B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2006
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6218
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method that regulates the various operations between computing stations and storage or content. Any operation that involves or may lead to the exchange or accessing of content (data) between storage or hosting content container and computing station may be regulated by means of a policy which comprise a set of rules. Rules may be defined according to specific criteria, including the type of storage, the type of content, the attributes of the content, and other attributes associated with the storage device and/or the content. The policy will be dynamically installed/updated upon a computing station for specific User(s) and will regulate the data operations that may take place between the computing stations and storage or content based on evaluation of the policy. Based on the evaluation of the policy, the requested operation is permitted, restricted in some areas, or denied.

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