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Determining firewall rules for reverse firewalls

  • US 20060190998A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2005
  • Published: 08/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for securing a network using a reverse firewall, the reverse firewall accessing a profile of a host in the network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • at the reverse firewall, receiving a network communication from a host in the network;

    if parameters of the network communication from the host are in the profile of the host, allowing the network communication from the host; and

    if parameters of the network communication from the host are not in the profile of the host, enforcing a throttling discipline on the network communication to determine whether to allow or to block the network communication from the host.

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