Providing security for external access to a protected computer network
First Claim
1. A method for providing controlled access via an external network to a resource residing on an internal network, comprising:
- receiving at a mediating firewall associated with the internal network an external request received via the external network and addressed to the mediating firewall, the external request comprising a request from a requesting party for response data associated with an internal computer system associated with the internal network;
analyzing at the mediating firewall at least part of the content of the external request to determine whether the request is authorized; and
if it is determined that the request is authorized, sending from the mediating firewall to the internal computer system an internal request, generated by the mediating firewall, comprising a request for said response data.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing controlled access via an external network to a resource residing on an internal network. An external request addressed to a first computer system associated with the internal network is received at the first computer system via the external network. The external request comprises a request from a requesting party for response data from a second computer system associated with the internal network. At least part of the content of the external request is analyzed at the first computer system to determine whether the request is authorized. If it is determined that the request is authorized, the request is processed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing controlled access via an external network to a resource residing on an internal network, comprising:
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receiving at a mediating firewall associated with the internal network an external request received via the external network and addressed to the mediating firewall, the external request comprising a request from a requesting party for response data associated with an internal computer system associated with the internal network;
analyzing at the mediating firewall at least part of the content of the external request to determine whether the request is authorized; and
if it is determined that the request is authorized, sending from the mediating firewall to the internal computer system an internal request, generated by the mediating firewall, comprising a request for said response data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing controlled access via an external network to an internal network, comprising:
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an external network connection configured to receive an external request sent via the external network;
a processor associated with a mediating firewall associated with the internal network, the processor being configured to;
analyze at least part of the content of the external request to determine whether the request is authorized; and
process the request in the event it is determined that the request is authorized; and
an internal network connection configured to enable an internal request to be sent via the internal network to an internal computer system associated with the internal network;
wherein the external request is addressed to the mediating firewall and comprises a request for response data from the internal computer system and wherein said processor is configured to send from the mediating firewall to the internal computer system an internal request comprising a request for said response data.
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21. A computer program product for providing controlled access via an external network to an internal network, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving at a mediating firewall associated with the internal network an external request sent via the external network and addressed to the mediating firewall, the external request comprising a request from a requesting party for response data from a second an internal computer system associated with the internal network;
analyzing at the mediating firewall at least part of the content of the external request to determine whether the request is authorized; and
if it is determined that the request is authorized, sending from the mediating firewall to the internal computer system an internal request comprising a request for said response data.
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