Firewall policy management
US9338134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for creation and implementation of firewall policies. Method of the present invention includes enabling a firewall device to maintain a log of network traffic flow observed by the device. The method further includes enabling firewall device to receive an administrator request for a customized report to be generated based on log of network traffic and generating the report by extracting information from the log based on report parameters, where the report includes desired network traffic items that are associated with one or more action objects. The method further provides for firewall device to receive a directive to implement an appropriate firewall policy on one or more network traffic items responsive to interaction of administrator with one or more action objects corresponding to the network traffic items. Based on the directive and information from log, the firewall then defines and/or establishes appropriate firewall policy.
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