Systems and methods for managing messages in an enterprise network
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1. A method for managing communication traffic in a network, the method comprising:
- intercepting with a gateway module an instant message from a source computing device of a first user intended for an external server configured to redirect the instant message to an intended destination computing device of a second user, wherein the gateway module and the source computing device are located within an enterprise network and the external server is located outside the enterprise network;
identifying the intended destination computing device based at least in part on identifying information associated with the second user;
determining whether the intended destination computing device is within the enterprise network; and
in response to determining that the intended destination computing device is within the enterprise network, redirecting the intercepted instant message to the intended destination computing device by bypassing the external server such that the intercepted instant message does not exit the enterprise network;
wherein at least said redirecting is performed by computer hardware.
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Abstract
A protocol management system is capable of detecting certain message protocols and applying policy rules to the detected message protocols that prevent intrusion, or abuse, of a network'"'"'s resources. In one aspect, a protocol message gateway is configured to apply policy rules to high level message protocols, such as those that reside at layer 7 of the ISO protocol stack.
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1. A method for managing communication traffic in a network, the method comprising:
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intercepting with a gateway module an instant message from a source computing device of a first user intended for an external server configured to redirect the instant message to an intended destination computing device of a second user, wherein the gateway module and the source computing device are located within an enterprise network and the external server is located outside the enterprise network; identifying the intended destination computing device based at least in part on identifying information associated with the second user; determining whether the intended destination computing device is within the enterprise network; and in response to determining that the intended destination computing device is within the enterprise network, redirecting the intercepted instant message to the intended destination computing device by bypassing the external server such that the intercepted instant message does not exit the enterprise network; wherein at least said redirecting is performed by computer hardware. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing communication traffic in a network, the system comprising:
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a gateway module comprising computer hardware, the gateway module configured to be located within an enterprise network and to intercept a message from a source computing device intended for an external server configured to redirect the message to a destination computing device, wherein the external server is located outside the enterprise network, and wherein the gateway module is configured to; identify an intended user recipient of the message based at least in part on identifying information associated with the user recipient, determine whether the destination computing device is within the enterprise network, and in response to determining that the destination computing device is within the enterprise network, redirect the message to the destination computing device by at least bypassing the external server such that the message does not exit the enterprise network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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