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Systems and methods for protecting network devices by a firewall

  • US 10,541,971 B2
  • Filed: 01/17/2017
  • Issued: 01/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • in response to a request from a client device, establishing, by a computer system, a network tunnel between the client device and a gateway, the gateway implementing a firewall including firewall rules for selectively blocking and allowing network traffic between the client device and one or more network devices in a private network;

    in response to an update to a policy after establishing the network tunnel, receiving, by the computer system from the client device, a first token; and

    in response to receiving the first token, updating, by the computer system, at least one of the firewall rules in real-time while the network tunnel is active.

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