SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERLOCKING A HOST AND A GATEWAY

Abstract A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes exchanging a session descriptor associated with a network connection and an application on a host, correlating the session descriptor with a network policy, and applying the network policy to the network connection. In alternative...

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Main Authors Venugopalan, Ramnath, Mahadik, Vinay A, Cooper, Geoffrey Howard, Diehl, David Frederick
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.12.2017
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:Abstract A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes exchanging a session descriptor associated with a network connection and an application on a host, correlating the session descriptor with a network policy, and applying the network policy to the network connection. In alternative embodiments, the session descriptor may be exchanged through an out-of-band communication channel or an in-band communication channel. 2455499v1 WO 2012/116098 PCT/US2012/026169 35 MAIL SERVER 15 INTERNET GATEWAY POLICY SERVER 50b SSOR PROCESSOR 50c 55b MEMORY 55c 80 FIREWALL CONNECTOR 85 MODULE 0a P SSO MEMORY 55a 20a 60 MLIENTNETWORK STACK 65 70 AGENT FIREWALL AGENT 75
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20150255263