Method for network traffic mirroring with data privacy
First Claim
1. A method for providing data privacy of mirrored network traffic during mirroring between a mirror source point and a mirror destination point, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of units of network traffic representing one or more streams of network traffic at a mirror source point of a first network device on a network;
altering, by the mirror source point, one or more of the plurality of units received from a first data source point remotely located from the mirror source point for transmission toward a first data destination point, the altering of the one or more units providing privacy for at least a portion of selected data of the one or more units during at least a portion of mirroring communications from the mirror source point toward a mirror destination point; and
communicating, by the mirror source point, the one or more altered units of network traffic from the mirror source point toward the mirror destination point.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for preserving the privacy of data contained in mirrored network traffic. The mirrored network traffic may comprise data that may be considered confidential, privileged, private, or otherwise sensitive data. For example, the data payload of a frame of mirrored network traffic may include private Voice over IP (VoIP) communications between users on one or more networks. The present invention provides various techniques for securing the privacy of data contained in the mirrored network traffic. Using the techniques of the present invention, network traffic comprising confidential, privileged, private, or otherwise sensitive data may be mirrored in such a manner as to provide for the privacy of such data over at least a portion if not all of the mirrored communications between the mirror source point and the mirror destination point.
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1. A method for providing data privacy of mirrored network traffic during mirroring between a mirror source point and a mirror destination point, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of units of network traffic representing one or more streams of network traffic at a mirror source point of a first network device on a network; altering, by the mirror source point, one or more of the plurality of units received from a first data source point remotely located from the mirror source point for transmission toward a first data destination point, the altering of the one or more units providing privacy for at least a portion of selected data of the one or more units during at least a portion of mirroring communications from the mirror source point toward a mirror destination point; and communicating, by the mirror source point, the one or more altered units of network traffic from the mirror source point toward the mirror destination point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network device for providing data privacy of mirrored network traffic during mirroring between a mirror source point and a mirror destination point, the network device comprising:
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a mirror source point associated with a port on a network for receiving a plurality of units of network traffic representing one or more streams of network traffic; a privacy mechanism for altering one or more of the plurality of units received from a first data source point remotely located from the mirror source point for transmission toward a first data destination point, the altering of the one or more units providing privacy for at least a portion of selected data of the one or more units during at least a portion of mirroring communications from the mirror source point toward a mirror destination point; and a network interface for communicating the one or more altered units of network traffic from the mirror source point toward at least one of the mirror destination point or a mirror receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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