Method and apparatus for providing secure remote access to enterprise networks
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1. A secure client device configured to provide a secure client capability for a host computer having a host processor and a host memory, the secure client device comprising:
- a network interface module configured to maintain a secure connection between the secure client device and a network device independent of a power state of the host computer;
a client memory configured to store information associated with the secure connection, wherein the information associated with the secure connection comprises information received over the secure connection; and
a client processor configured to automatically initiate establishment of the secure connection and, in response to a determination that the host computer is in an inactive state, store the information received over the secure connection in the client memory.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing secure remote access to enterprise networks. An apparatus includes a network interface module adapted for maintaining a secure network connection with a network device independent of a power state of a host computer associated with the apparatus a storage module for storing information associated with the secure connection, and a processor coupled to the network interface and the memory where the processor is adapted for automatically initiating the secure connection without user interaction.
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1. A secure client device configured to provide a secure client capability for a host computer having a host processor and a host memory, the secure client device comprising:
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a network interface module configured to maintain a secure connection between the secure client device and a network device independent of a power state of the host computer; a client memory configured to store information associated with the secure connection, wherein the information associated with the secure connection comprises information received over the secure connection; and a client processor configured to automatically initiate establishment of the secure connection and, in response to a determination that the host computer is in an inactive state, store the information received over the secure connection in the client memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for a secure client device to provide a secure client capability for a host computer having a host processor and a host memory, the method comprising:
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receiving information from the host computer at the secure client device, wherein the secure client device comprises a client processor and a client memory; transmitting the information from the host computer from the secure client device toward a network device using a secure connection between the secure client device and the network device, wherein establishment of the secure connection is initiated automatically by the client processor of the secure client device, wherein the secure connection is maintained by the secure client device independent of a power state of the host computer; receiving, at the secure client device via the secure connection, information intended for the host computer; and storing the information intended for the host computer in the client memory of the secure client device in response to a determination that the host computer is in an inactive state. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for a secure client device to provide a secure client capability for a host computer having a host processor and a host memory, the method comprising:
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receiving information at the secure client device, wherein the information is received over a secure connection between the secure client device and a network device, wherein the secure client device comprises a client processor and a client memory, wherein establishment of the secure connection is initiated automatically by the client processor of the secure client device, wherein the secure connection is maintained by the secure client device independent of a power state of the host computer; storing the information in the client memory of the secure client device in response to a determination that the host computer is in an inactive state; and transferring the information from the secure client device toward the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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