CLOUD BASED DYNAMIC ACCESS CONTROL LIST MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a router, network traffic having been generated by one or more client devices;
parsing information from the network traffic;
forwarding the information associated with the network traffic to an access control list management server;
receiving, from the access control list management server, policy values describing an access control list policy associated with the network traffic; and
implementing the policy values for enforcement of the access control list policy by the router.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a router, network traffic having been generated by one or more client devices; parsing information from the network traffic; forwarding the information associated with the network traffic to an access control list management server; receiving, from the access control list management server, policy values describing an access control list policy associated with the network traffic; and implementing the policy values for enforcement of the access control list policy by the router.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a router, network traffic having been generated by one or more client devices; parsing information from the network traffic; forwarding the information associated with the network traffic to an access control list management server; receiving, from the access control list management server, policy values describing an access control list policy associated with the network traffic; and implementing the policy values for enforcement of the access control list policy by the router. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface circuit configured for receiving network traffic having been generated by one or more client devices; and a processor circuit configured for; parsing information from the network traffic, and forwarding the information associated with the network traffic to an access control list management server, receiving, from the access control list management server, policy values describing an access control list policy associated with the network traffic, and implementing the policy values within the network interface circuit for enforcement of the access control list policy. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution by a machine and when executed by the machine operable for:
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receiving, by the machine, network traffic having been generated by one or more client devices; parsing information from the network traffic; forwarding the information associated with the network traffic to an access control list management server; receiving, from the access control list management server, policy values describing an access control list policy associated with the network traffic; and implementing the policy values for enforcement of the access control list policy by the machine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a router, information associated with network traffic having been received by the router; determining an access control list policy for the network traffic based on the information; and sending to the router policy values describing the access control list policy, for implementation and enforcement of the access control list policy by the router. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution by a machine and when executed by the machine operable for:
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receiving, from a router, information associated with network traffic having been received by the router; determining an access control list policy for the network traffic based on the information; and sending to the router policy values describing the access control list policy, for implementation and enforcement of the access control list policy by the router. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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