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Enforcing a health policy in a local area network

US8793782B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2010
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/162
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for injecting a security token into an authentication protocol response is disclosed. An authentication protocol response from a node requesting access to a network is intercepted. It is determined if the node complies with a health policy of the network. A security token is inserted into the authentication protocol response based on the compliance node.

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