Systems and methods for managing messages in an enterprise network
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1. A method for managing communication traffic in a network, comprising:
- intercepting with a gateway module executing on a computing device a message from a source intended for an external server configured to redirect the message to an intended destination, wherein the gateway module and the source are located within an enterprise network and the external server is located outside the enterprise network;
identifying a screen name of a user associated with the intended destination;
determining based at least in part on the screen name of the user if the intended destination is within the enterprise network; and
when it is determined that the intended destination is within the enterprise network, redirecting the intercepted message to the intended destination by bypassing the external server such that the intercepted message does not exit the enterprise network.
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Abstract
A protocol management system is capable of detecting certain message protocols and applying policy rules to the detected message protocols that prevent intrusion, or abuse, of a network'"'"'s resources. In one aspect, a protocol message gateway is configured to apply policy rules to high level message protocols, such as those that reside at layer 7 of the ISO protocol stack.
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1. A method for managing communication traffic in a network, comprising:
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intercepting with a gateway module executing on a computing device a message from a source intended for an external server configured to redirect the message to an intended destination, wherein the gateway module and the source are located within an enterprise network and the external server is located outside the enterprise network; identifying a screen name of a user associated with the intended destination; determining based at least in part on the screen name of the user if the intended destination is within the enterprise network; and when it is determined that the intended destination is within the enterprise network, redirecting the intercepted message to the intended destination by bypassing the external server such that the intercepted message does not exit the enterprise network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for managing communication traffic in a network, the system comprising:
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a destination computing device; a source computing device located within an enterprise network; and a gateway module located within the enterprise network and configured to intercept a message from the source computing device intended for an external server configured to redirect the message to the destination computing device, wherein the external server is located outside the enterprise network, and wherein the gateway module is configured to, identify a screen name of an intended user recipient of the message and associated with the destination computing device, determine based at least in part on the screen name of the intended user recipient if the destination computing device is within the enterprise network, and when it is determined that the destination computing device is within the enterprise network, redirecting the message to the destination computing device by bypassing the external server such that the message does not exit the enterprise network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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