Remote IPSec security association management
First Claim
1. A system for remotely and transparently managing security associations of Internet Protocol Security, the system comprising:
- an application device, said application device comprising at least one management client for issuing security association management requests;
a service device comprising an Internet Protocol Security service means for providing one or more Internet Protocol Security services, and a management server for receiving said security association management requests issued from said at least one management client and for responding, in connection with said Internet Protocol Security service means, to said security association management requests received at said management server; and
a communication network for connecting said application device to said service device.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a method and a system for remotely and transparently managing security associations of Internet Protocol Security. The system comprises one or more application devices, each of which comprises at least one management client for issuing security association management requests. The system further comprises a service device comprising an Internet Protocol Security service means for providing one or more Internet Protocol Security services, and a management server for receiving the issued requests and for responding, in connection with the Internet Protocol Security service means, to the received requests. The system further comprises a communication network for securely connecting the application devices to the service device.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for remotely and transparently managing security associations of Internet Protocol Security, the system comprising:
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an application device, said application device comprising at least one management client for issuing security association management requests;
a service device comprising an Internet Protocol Security service means for providing one or more Internet Protocol Security services, and a management server for receiving said security association management requests issued from said at least one management client and for responding, in connection with said Internet Protocol Security service means, to said security association management requests received at said management server; and
a communication network for connecting said application device to said service device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for remotely and transparently managing security associations of Internet Protocol Security, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing one or more Internet Protocol Security services in a service device;
issuing security association management requests from an application device, said application device being connected to said service device by a communication network;
receiving in said service device said security association management requests issued from said application device; and
responding, in connection with an Internet Protocol Security service, to said security association management requests received in said service device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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