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Control of communication ports of computing devices using policy-based decisions

  • US 8,959,575 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2012
  • Issued: 02/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computing system environment comprising a content flow director, a first computing device comprising a communications port, and a second computing device, wherein the first computing device is coupled between the content flow director and the second computing device, a method of controlling the communications port, the method comprising:

  • establishing a policy to be met or exceeded by the second computing device, the policy defining at least one condition that should be met or exceeded by the second computing device;

    determining whether the policy is met or exceeded by interrogating the second computing device; and

    when the policy is met or exceeded, enabling the communications port, thereby enabling communications between the content flow director and the first computing device via the enabled communications port.

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