Security scanning system and method utilizing generic IP addresses
First Claim
1. A method for configuring policies among a plurality of network components equipped with scanners, comprising:
- (a) receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address at a particular one of a plurality of network components equipped with a scanner, wherein the same IP address is utilized to configure policies among a plurality of the network components;
(b) identifying a portion of the IP address at the particular one of the network components; and
(c) determining a policy unique to the particular one of the network components utilizing the identified portion of the IP address;
wherein the portion of the IP address includes a predetermined number of bits of the IP address;
wherein a plurality of the bits are reserved for defining a subnet selector value;
wherein the subnet selector value indicates which subnet mask to use.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product is provided for configuring policies among a plurality of network components equipped with scanners. Initially, an Internet Protocol (IP) address is received at a particular one of a plurality of network components each equipped with a scanner. It should be noted that the same IP address is utilized to configure policies among each of the plurality of network components. Next, a portion of the IP address is identified by the particular one of the network components. A policy unique to the particular one of the network components is then determined utilizing the identified portion of the IP address.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for configuring policies among a plurality of network components equipped with scanners, comprising:
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(a) receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address at a particular one of a plurality of network components equipped with a scanner, wherein the same IP address is utilized to configure policies among a plurality of the network components; (b) identifying a portion of the IP address at the particular one of the network components; and (c) determining a policy unique to the particular one of the network components utilizing the identified portion of the IP address; wherein the portion of the IP address includes a predetermined number of bits of the IP address; wherein a plurality of the bits are reserved for defining a subnet selector value; wherein the subnet selector value indicates which subnet mask to use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for configuring policies among a plurality of network components equipped with scanners, comprising:
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(a) computer code for receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address at a particular one of a plurality of network components equipped with a scanner, wherein the same IP address is utilized to configure policies among a plurality of the network components; (b) computer code for identifying a portion of the IP address at the particular one of the network components; and (c) computer code for determining a policy unique to the particular one of the network components utilizing the identified portion of the IP address; wherein the portion of the IP address includes a predetermined number of bits of the IP address; wherein a plurality of the bits are reserved for defining a subnet selector value; wherein the subnet selector value indicates which subnet mask to use. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for configuring policies among a plurality of network components equipped with scanners, comprising:
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(a) logic for receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address at a particular one of a plurality of network components equipped with a scanner, wherein the same IP address is utilized to configure policies among a plurality of the network components; (b) logic for identifying a portion of the IP address at the particular one of the network components; and (c) logic for determining a policy unique to the particular one of the network components utilizing the identified portion of the IP address; wherein the portion of the IP address includes a predetermined number of bits of the IP address; wherein a plurality of the bits are reserved for defining a subnet selector value; wherein the subnet selector value indicates which subnet mask to use.
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22. A method for generating an Internet Protocol (IP) address for configuring a policy among a plurality of network components equipped with scanners, comprising:
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(a) generating an IP address; (b) transmitting the IP address to a plurality of network components each equipped with a scanner; (c) wherein the network components are each capable of identifying a portion of the IP address, and determining a policy unique to the network component utilizing the identified portion of the IP address; wherein the portion of the IP address includes a predetermined number of bits of the IP address;
PS wherein a plurality of the bits are reserved for defining a subnet selector value;wherein the subnet selector value indicates which subnet mask to use.
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