Firewall based prevention of the malicious information flows in smart home
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1. A gateway in a home network comprising a plurality of devices which are communicatively coupled to each other and to the gateway, comprising:
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a storage,wherein the controller is configured to;
compare information flows which comprise a message transferred between the plurality of devices with a list of legitimate information flows stored in the storage,block at least one information flow that is not in the list of the legitimate information flows from among the information flows, based on the comparison, andperform a learning phase for building the list of the legitimate information flows,wherein performing the learning phase comprises creating a predetermined list of legitimate information flows based on a typical message exchange for the home network.
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Abstract
A system for preventing malicious attacks on a device in a Smart Home network comprises logical circuitry suitable to compare information flows in said network with legal information flows stored in memory means.
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1. A gateway in a home network comprising a plurality of devices which are communicatively coupled to each other and to the gateway, comprising:
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a controller; and a storage, wherein the controller is configured to; compare information flows which comprise a message transferred between the plurality of devices with a list of legitimate information flows stored in the storage, block at least one information flow that is not in the list of the legitimate information flows from among the information flows, based on the comparison, and perform a learning phase for building the list of the legitimate information flows, wherein performing the learning phase comprises creating a predetermined list of legitimate information flows based on a typical message exchange for the home network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for preventing malicious attack in a home network comprising a gateway and a plurality of devices which are communicatively coupled to each other and to the gateway, wherein the gateway comprises a controller and a storage, the method comprising:
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comparing, by the controller, information flows which comprise a message transferred between the plurality of devices with a list of legitimate information flows stored in the storage; blocking, by the controller, at least one information flow that is not in the list of the legitimate information flows from among the information flows, based on the comparison; and performing, by the controller, a learning phase for building the list of the legitimate information flows, wherein performing the learning phase comprises creating a predetermined list of legitimate information flows based on a typical message exchange for the home network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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