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Host firewall integration with edge traversal technology

  • US 20090007251A1
  • Filed: 06/26/2007
  • Published: 01/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of authorizing traffic received at a host firewall of a host within a local network and destined for a target in the host, the method comprising:

  • determining an edge traversal context indicating whether the traffic traversed an edge of the local network to reach the host;

    evaluating the traffic against a firewall rule that includes an edge traversal criterion;

    authorizing the traffic to pass through the host firewall to the target, if the traffic satisfies the firewall rule based on the determined edge traversal context of the traffic.

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