METHOD, APPARATUS, SIGNALS AND MEDIUM FOR ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH A POLICY ON A CLIENT COMPUTER
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1. A method for client computer policy compliance enforcement, the method comprising:
- receiving a data transmission from a client computer on a network, said data transmission including status information associated with a configuration and operational status of the client computer, the status information including hashed representations of client computer configuration and operational status data;
preventing said data transmission from continuing when said data transmission does not include status information;
permitting said data transmission to continue when said status information meets a criterion as determined through a matching of the hashed representations of the client computer configuration and operational status data with desired hash values; and
wherein;
the data transmission includes a request; and
permitting the data transmission to continue includes forwarding the data transmission for processing of the request.
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Abstract
A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
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1. A method for client computer policy compliance enforcement, the method comprising:
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receiving a data transmission from a client computer on a network, said data transmission including status information associated with a configuration and operational status of the client computer, the status information including hashed representations of client computer configuration and operational status data; preventing said data transmission from continuing when said data transmission does not include status information; permitting said data transmission to continue when said status information meets a criterion as determined through a matching of the hashed representations of the client computer configuration and operational status data with desired hash values; and wherein; the data transmission includes a request; and permitting the data transmission to continue includes forwarding the data transmission for processing of the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gateway node apparatus for enforcing a policy on a client computer, the gateway node apparatus and the client computer being in communication with a first network, the gateway node apparatus comprising:
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an interface operable to receive a data transmission from the client computer, said data transmission including status information associated with a configuration and operational status of the client computer, the status information including hashed representations of client computer configuration and operational status data; a processor circuit; at least one computer readable medium with codes stored thereon, the codes for directing said processor circuit to permit said data transmission to continue when said status information meets a criterion as determined through a matching of the hashed representations of the client computer configuration and operational status data with desired hash values; and wherein; the data transmission includes a request; and permitting the data transmission to continue includes forwarding the data transmission for processing of the request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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