Mechanism for establishing reputation in a network environment
US9432318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/028
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Traffic is obtained from a plurality of internet protocol version six addresses within a plurality of internet protocol version six blocks; and a first indication of inappropriate traffic is obtained from a first one of the addresses. Responsive to the first indication of inappropriate traffic, a reputation score for a first given one of the blocks, containing the first one of addresses, is incremented by a first predetermined amount; and a reputation score for a second given one of the blocks, adjacent the first given one of the blocks, is incremented by a second predetermined amount which is less than the first predetermined amount. Traffic from the plurality of addresses within the plurality of blocks is passed or blocked in accordance with a policy based on the incremented reputation scores for the first and second given ones of the blocks.
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