Method, apparatus and computer program product enabling negotiation of firewall features by endpoints
First Claim
1. A method comprising with a device capable of being coupled to a network security enforcement node through a communication network, requesting from the network security enforcement node information comprised of at least one of supported and enabled features;
- and in response to receiving the request, sending information descriptive of at least one of network security enforcement node supported and enabled features.
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Abstract
Disclosed are examples of a method, system, devices and nodes to conduct communications between a device coupled to a communication network and a network security enforcement node, such as a firewall. An illustrative method includes, with a device coupled to a network security enforcement node through a communication network, requesting from the network security enforcement node information comprised of at least one of supported and enabled features and, in response to receiving the request, sending information descriptive of at least one of network security enforcement node supported and enabled features. The method may further include requesting by the device that at least one network security enforcement node feature be one of enabled or disabled.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising
with a device capable of being coupled to a network security enforcement node through a communication network, requesting from the network security enforcement node information comprised of at least one of supported and enabled features; - and
in response to receiving the request, sending information descriptive of at least one of network security enforcement node supported and enabled features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. Apparatus comprising a wireless network interface and a data processor operable for communication with a network security enforcement node, said communication comprising sending a request to the network security enforcement node to determine at least one of supported and enabled features.
- 17. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, execution of said computer program directing a data processor of a wireless device for communication with a network security enforcement node, comprising an operation of sending a request to the network security enforcement node to determine at least one of supported and enabled features.
- 23. Apparatus comprising a network interface and a data processor operable for communication with a device through the network interface, said data processor being responsive to a first request from the device for information regarding network security enforcement capabilities of said apparatus to send the device information descriptive of at least one of network security enforcement supported and enabled features.
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25. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, execution of said computer program directing a data processor of a network security enforcement node to communicate with a device coupled to the network security enforcement node through a network interface, comprising operations of:
- receiving a first request from the device for information regarding capabilities of said network security enforcement node; and
sending the device information descriptive of at least one of network security enforcement node supported and enabled features. - View Dependent Claims (26)
- receiving a first request from the device for information regarding capabilities of said network security enforcement node; and
- 27. Apparatus comprising means for interfacing to a wireless network and means for communication with a network security enforcement node, said communication means operable for sending a request to the network security enforcement node to determine at least one of supported and enabled features.
- 31. Apparatus comprising means for interfacing to a network and means for communication with a device via said network interface means and being responsive to a first request from the device for information regarding network security enforcement capabilities of said apparatus to send the device information descriptive of at least one of network security enforcement supported and enabled features.
- 33. Apparatus comprising a wireless network interface and a data processor operable to send, via said wireless network interface, a network security enforcement node a request for information descriptive of at least one of supported and enabled features, said data processor being further operable in response to receiving the information from the network security enforcement node to select a communication protocol.
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