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Auto-triage of potentially vulnerable network machines

  • US 20060095961A1
  • Filed: 10/29/2004
  • Published: 05/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for managing a network, comprising:

  • partitioning a network into a low-risk subnet and a remedial subnet, the remedial subnet isolated from and having greater security than the low-risk subnet, a client to be assigned to either the low-risk subnet or the remedial subnet;

    requesting configuration information from a client of the network, the configuration information including a state of an operating platform of the client; and

    determining based, at least in part, on a response of the client to the configuration information request to assign the client to the low-risk subnet if the client platform is determined to comply with a security policy, or otherwise to the remedial subnet, the client to direct network traffic through the assigned subnet.

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