Method and apparatus to manage address translation for secure connections
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1. A method to manage secure connections, comprising:
- receiving an encrypted packet having an identifier and an external address that represents a plurality of internal addresses;
selecting one of said internal addresses; and
communicating said encrypted packet to said selected internal address.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method and apparatus to manage secure connections using address translation are described.
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28 Claims
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1. A method to manage secure connections, comprising:
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receiving an encrypted packet having an identifier and an external address that represents a plurality of internal addresses;
selecting one of said internal addresses; and
communicating said encrypted packet to said selected internal address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method to manage secure connections, comprising:
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creating a list of identifiers, with each identifier representing a tunnel terminating at a device having an internal address;
translating each of said internal addresses to an external address;
receiving an encrypted packet having said external address;
selecting one of said internal addresses using said list of identifiers; and
communicating said encrypted packet to said selected internal address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A secure connection manager, comprising:
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a flow module to create a list of identifiers, with each identifier representing a secure flow terminating at a device with an internal address; and
a translation module to select an internal address for an encrypted packet having an external address and a flow identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A system to manage secure connections, comprising:
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a first network node to send encrypted packets to an external address;
a second network node to receive said encrypted packets and translate said external address to an internal address; and
a third network node having said internal address to receive said encrypted packets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An article comprising:
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a storage medium;
said storage medium including stored instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in managing a secure connection by receiving an encrypted packet having an identifier and an external address that represents a plurality of internal addresses, selecting one of said internal addresses, and communicating said encrypted packet to said selected internal address. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. An article comprising:
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a storage medium;
said storage medium including stored instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in managing secure connections by creating a list of identifiers, with each identifier representing a tunnel terminating at a device having an internal address, translating each of said internal addresses to an external address, receiving an encrypted packet having said external address, selecting one of said internal addresses using said list of identifiers, and communicating said encrypted packet to said selected internal address. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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