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Network firewall host application identification and authentication

  • US 20040268149A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2003
  • Published: 12/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing host application identification and authentication to a network based firewall, comprising:

  • an identifying and transmitting agent configured to identify an application in use, tag the application identity with a host computer identity, combine these into a data packet, and transmit the data packet to the network based firewall; and

    an application identity listener configured to receive the data packet, decode the data packet and provide to the network based firewall the identity of the application.

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