Auditing communications
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting resource access instructions to a client device to map a local software port of the client device with a remote resource, wherein a user associated with the client device has been determined as being authorized to access the remote resource;
receiving credentials from the client device;
receiving a communication from the client device intended for the remote resource;
determining, by a gatekeeper device having at least one processor, whether the client device is authorized to communicate with the remote resource;
in the event that it is determined that the communication is authorized, forwarding the communication from the client device to the remote resource; and
in the event that it is determined that the communication is not authorized, not forwarding the communication from the client device to the remote resource.
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Abstract
Auditing a communication is disclosed. Credentials are received from a client. It is determined whether the client is authorized to communicate with a remote resource. If it is determined that the communication with the remote resource is allowed, a communication is forwarded from the local resource to the remote resource.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting resource access instructions to a client device to map a local software port of the client device with a remote resource, wherein a user associated with the client device has been determined as being authorized to access the remote resource; receiving credentials from the client device; receiving a communication from the client device intended for the remote resource; determining, by a gatekeeper device having at least one processor, whether the client device is authorized to communicate with the remote resource; in the event that it is determined that the communication is authorized, forwarding the communication from the client device to the remote resource; and in the event that it is determined that the communication is not authorized, not forwarding the communication from the client device to the remote resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, including:
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a processor configured to; transmit resource access instructions to a client device to map a local software port of the client device with a remote resource, wherein a user associated with the client device has been determined as being authorized to access the remote resource; receive credentials from the client device; receive a communication from the client device intended for the remote resource; determine, by a gatekeeper device, whether the client device is authorized to communicate with the remote resource; in the event that it is determined that the communication is authorized, forward the communication from the client device to the remote resource; and in the event that it is determined that the communication is not authorized, not forward the communication from the client device to the remote resource; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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transmitting resource access instructions to a client device to map a local software port of the client device with a remote resource, wherein a user associated with the client device has been determined as being authorized to access the remote resource; receiving credentials from the client device; receiving a communication from the client device intended for the remote resource; determining, by a gatekeeper device, whether the client device is authorized to communicate with the remote resource; in the event that it is determined that the communication is authorized forwarding the communication from the client device to the remote resource; and in the event that it is determined that the communication is not authorized, not forwarding the communication from the client device to the remote resource. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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