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Dynamic session migration between network security gateways

US8984114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

vArmour Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

Choung-Yaw Shieh · Palo Alto, US
Meng Xu · San Jose, US
Yi Sun · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 2012
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for migrating session information between security gateways are disclosed. In one embodiment, receiving, at a first security gateway, session information associated with a session corresponding to a network connection, the session information having been transferred from a second security gateway, the first and second security gateway being separate physical devices; and thereafter performing security processing for the session at the first security gateway.

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