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Systems and Methods for Application Based Interception of SSL/VPN Traffic

  • US 20080034419A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2006
  • Published: 02/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for an appliance to allow or deny a level of access by an application on a client to a resource via a virtual private network connection based on identification of the application, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) establishing, by an appliance, a virtual private network connection between an application on a client on a first network and a server on a second network;

    (b) receiving, by the appliance, an identifier of the application;

    (c) associating, by the appliance, with the virtual private network connection an authorization policy based on the identifier of the application;

    (d) receiving, by an appliance, a request from the application on the client to access via the virtual private network connection a resource on a second network; and

    (e) determining, by the appliance, from the authorization policy to one of allow or deny access by the application to the resource based on the identifier of the application.

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