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Systems and Methods for Providing Levels of Access and Action Control Via an SSL VPN Appliance

  • US 20070245409A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2006
  • Published: 10/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling by an appliance an action performed by a client on a resource accessed via a virtual private network connection provided by the appliance to a network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving, by an appliance, a request from a client to access a resource on a network via a secure socket layer virtual private network (SSL VPN) connection provided by the appliance to the network;

    (b) receiving, by the appliance, information about the client from a collection agent;

    (c) identifying, by a policy engine of the appliance, a level of access to the resource from a plurality of levels of access responsive to applying one or more policies to the received information; and

    (d) controlling, by the appliance, an action performed on the resource by the client via the SSL VPN connection based on the identified level of access.

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