Network access protection
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a statement-of-health of a first computing device; and
controlling communications between the first computing device and a second computing device as a function of the statement-of-health of the first computing device.
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Abstract
A network access protection method includes creating an access policy as a function of statement-of-health information. The network access protection method also includes selectively allowing, denying or redirecting communications based upon the access policy and the current statement-of-health of one or more computing devices associated with the communications.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a statement-of-health of a first computing device; and
controlling communications between the first computing device and a second computing device as a function of the statement-of-health of the first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, perform acts comprising:
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creating an access policy as a function of a statement-of-health based rule; and
applying the access policy to communications between a first computing device and a second computing device based upon a current statement-of-health of the first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
a communication port, communicatively coupled to the processor, for receiving and sending communications;
wherein the apparatus is adapted to receive a current statement-of-health of a computing device associated with a communication and to route the communication according to a statement-of-health based rule and the current statement-of-health. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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