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Security configuration verification device and method and network system employing the same

US8978134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2011
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2031

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  • 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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