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Method and apparatus for providing authorized remote access to application sessions

  • US 9,401,906 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2013
  • Issued: 07/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing authorized remote access to an application session, comprising:

  • requesting, by a first client node, access to a resource via a first communications channel, the first communications channel between a first device and a session server;

    transmitting, by a policy engine, to the first client node, a collection agent;

    gathering, by the collection agent, information about the first client node responsive to requesting access to the resource via the first communications channel;

    making, by the policy engine, an access control decision based on the information about the first client node for access to the resource via the first communications channel;

    identifying, by the policy engine, the application session in response to the information;

    requesting, by a second client node, a connection between the second client node and the application session via a second communications channel, the second communications channel between a second device and the session server;

    determining, by the session server, an active connection of the application session to the first client node; and

    in response to both the connection request by the second client node to connect to the application session and determining the active connection;

    disconnecting, by the session server, the application session from the first client node;

    continuing, by the session server, the application session;

    establishing, by the session server, a connection between the second client node and the application session via the second communications channel; and

    restricting, by the session server and during the connection of the second client node and the application session, a re-connection between the first client node and the application session to prevent the first client node from connecting to the application session.

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