Security configuration verification device and method and network system employing the same
US8978134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention discloses a security configuration verification device for performing a security configuration verification on a network device, which comprises: one or more preconfigured scanning policies; a scanning policy generator, which selects a scanning policy from the one or more preconfigured scanning policies to generate a new scanning policy corresponding to the network device; and a scanner, which performs the security scanning on the network device with the generated new scanning policy and thereby performs the security configuration verification. The invention also discloses a corresponding security configuration verification method and a network system employing the verification device.
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