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Using geographical information in policy enforcement

  • US 8,566,900 B1
  • Filed: 05/23/2011
  • Issued: 10/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a processor configured to;

    receive, from a device having an associated source IP address, a request to access a resource having an associated destination IP address;

    determine a security policy based at least in part on an IP address-geolocation mapping associated with at least one of the source IP address and the destination IP address, wherein the security policy includes at least one action to be taken by the system with respect to the request; and

    enforce the security policy based at least in part on the IP address-geolocation mapping;

    a data store configured to store a plurality of IP address-geolocation mappings, wherein a geolocation comprises at least one of (1) country information and (2) a user-defined region; and

    a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

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