System and method for secure cloud service delivery with prioritized services in a network environment
US8862883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/0838
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method includes receiving a request for a cloud capability set during an Internet Key Exchange negotiation associated with a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel between a subscriber and a cloud, wherein the cloud capability set comprises one or more cloud capabilities, mapping the request to one or more cryptographic modules that can support the cloud capability set, and offloading the VPN tunnel to the one or more cryptographic modules. The request can be an Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) packet listing the one or more cloud capabilities in a private payload. The method may further include splitting the VPN tunnel between the cryptographic modules if no single cryptographic module can support substantially all the cloud capabilities in the cloud capability set. In some embodiments, the request is compared with a service catalog comprising authorized cloud capabilities.
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