FIREWALL METHODOLOGIES FOR USE WITHIN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a virtual universe request;
determining properties of the virtual universe request;
determining a virtual universe firewall security policy, wherein the virtual universe firewall security policy identifies allowable properties associated with the virtual universe request;
comparing the properties of the virtual universe request to the properties of the virtual universe firewall security policy;
blocking the virtual universe request based on the comparison of the virtual universe request'"'"'s properties to the virtual universe firewall security policy'"'"'s allowable properties.
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Abstract
In some embodiments a method comprises receiving a virtual universe request, and determining properties of the virtual universe request. The method can also comprise determining a virtual universe firewall security policy, wherein the virtual universe firewall security policy identifies allowable properties associated with the virtual universe request. The method can also include comparing the properties of the virtual universe request to the properties of the virtual universe firewall security policy, and blocking the virtual universe request based on the comparison of the virtual universe request'"'"'s properties to the virtual universe firewall security policy'"'"'s allowable properties.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a virtual universe request; determining properties of the virtual universe request; determining a virtual universe firewall security policy, wherein the virtual universe firewall security policy identifies allowable properties associated with the virtual universe request; comparing the properties of the virtual universe request to the properties of the virtual universe firewall security policy; blocking the virtual universe request based on the comparison of the virtual universe request'"'"'s properties to the virtual universe firewall security policy'"'"'s allowable properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a virtual universe simulation agent configured to present a virtual universe; and a virtual universe firewall configured to receive a virtual universe request, to determine properties of the virtual universe request, to determine a virtual universe firewall security policy, wherein the virtual universe firewall security policy identifies allowable properties associated with the request, the virtual universe firewall also configured to compare the properties of the virtual universe request to the properties of the virtual universe firewall security policy, and to block the virtual universe request based on the comparison of the virtual universe request'"'"'s properties to the virtual universe firewall security policy'"'"'s allowable properties. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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15. One or more machine-readable media having stored therein a program product, which when executed a set of one or more processor units causes the set of one or more processor units to perform operations that comprise:
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receiving a virtual universe request; determining properties of the virtual universe request; determining a virtual universe firewall security policy, wherein the virtual universe firewall security policy identifies allowable properties; comparing the properties of the virtual universe request to the properties of the virtual universe firewall security policy; - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 20)
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