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Secure and lightweight traffic forwarding systems and methods to cloud based network security systems

US9350644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2014
Grant dateMay 24, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/128
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method implemented by an agent operating on a mobile device communicating to a cloud-based system includes opening up local listening sockets on the mobile device; redirecting outgoing traffic from all application on the mobile device except the agent to the local listening sockets; and forwarding the outgoing traffic from the local listening sockets to the cloud-based system with additional information included therein for the cloud-based system.

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