Server apparatus, and method of distributing a security policy in communication system
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1. A server apparatus connectable to a network, comprising:
- a server memory to store data indicating a plurality of different security policies necessary for communications in the network;
a server receiver to receive a request message for requesting transmission of data of a security policy; and
a server transmitter to transmit a notification message including the data of the security policy in response to the request message.
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Abstract
A server comprises a server memory to store data indicating a plurality of different security policies necessary for communications in a network, a server receiver to receive a request message for requesting transmission of data of a security policy from a host computer, and a server transmitter to transmit a notification message including data of the security policy in response to the request message.
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20 Claims
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1. A server apparatus connectable to a network, comprising:
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a server memory to store data indicating a plurality of different security policies necessary for communications in the network;
a server receiver to receive a request message for requesting transmission of data of a security policy; and
a server transmitter to transmit a notification message including the data of the security policy in response to the request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A server apparatus connectable to a network, comprising:
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a server memory to store security policy data indicating a plurality of security policies necessary for communications in the network, and a server transmitter to transmit a notification message including the security policy data to a multicast address periodically or when contents stored in the server memory changes. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of distributing a security policy to a network, comprising:
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connecting a security policy server storing data indicating a plurality of different security policies necessary for communications in the network to the network;
requesting transmission of data of a security policy to the security policy server; and
transmitting a notification message including the data of the security policy from the security policy server to a multicast address in response to the requesting. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of distributing a security policy to a network, comprising:
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connecting a security policy server storing security policy data indicating a plurality of security policies necessary for communications in the network, and transmitting a notification message including the security policy data to a multicast address periodically or when contents stored in the server memory changes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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