Controlling IPSec offload enablement during hardware failures
US8683275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0847
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are techniques for receiving a packet transmitted in conjunction with a security association associated with Internet Protocol Security (IPSec); determining, based upon the security Association that the packet is faulty; incrementing a count corresponding to previous faulty packets received; determining that the count exceeds a threshold; and disabling IPSec accelerator hardware in response to the determining that the count exceeds the threshold.
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