Cloud-based user-level policy, reporting, and authentication over DNS
US9705922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cloud-based method, system, and transparent proxy for user-level policy, reporting, and authentication over Domain Name System (DNS) include maintaining a local user Internet Protocol (IP) database identifying users in an enterprise; and acting as a transparent proxy for all DNS requests from the users performing the steps of: for a user already identified in the local user IP database, forwarding a DNS request to a cloud-based system with an identifier from the local user IP database of the user associated with the DNS request; and for the user not identified in the local user IP database, performing a series of redirects and hand offs in the cloud-based system to identify the user.
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