Filtering of applications for access to an enterprise network
US9210128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0245
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-readable storage medium has embedded thereon non-transient computer-readable code for controlling access to a protected computer network, by intercepting packets that are being exchanged between a computer system and the protected network, and then, for each intercepted packet, identifying the associated application that is running on the computer system, determining whether the application is trusted, for example according to a white list or according to a black list, and disposing of the packet accordingly.
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