Automatic secure client access
US8560833B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/168
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Providing secure network access in a networked client device. A client device is provided with a secure connection adapter. In operation, the secure connection adapter detects the network environment of the client device and determines of the network environment is trusted or untrusted. If the client device is operating in an untrusted network environment, the secure connection adapter establishes a secure connection to an enterprise host using a secure tunnel such as IPSec, SSL, or other secure connection. Programs executing on the client device now operate in the secure network environment, with all network activity routed through the secure connection to the enterprise. Optionally, a split tunnel mechanism may be used to direct some network traffic directly to the Internet from the client device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.