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System and method for detecting security exposures of VOIP devices

US9736176B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 2015
Grant dateAug 15, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/42
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting security exposures of Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) devices. One of the methods includes obtaining data identifying a source Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a communication device that has been provisioned with configuration files for VOIP services; determining that a VOIP phone configuration interface is exposed over an untrusted network at the source IP address; and determining that the communication device associated with the source IP address has a security exposure based at least in part on determining that the VOIP phone configuration interface is exposed over the untrusted network at the source IP address.

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