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Identifying user names and enforcing policies

US8677447B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

Nir Zuk · Menlo Park, US
Song Wang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 2011
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/535
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for identifying user names and enforcing policies are disclosed. An external user account associated with an external application request is identified. A policy is applied based on the identified external user account. One example policy is that access to the external application (via the external user account) should be blocked.

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