Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Multiple computer communication using cryptography – Protection at a particular protocol layer
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-06
2005-09-06
Caldwell, Andrew (Department: 2137)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Multiple computer communication using cryptography
Protection at a particular protocol layer
C709S225000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06941474
ABSTRACT:
A method and system are described for creating and maintaining a firewall subscription service. A firewall is established within the firewall service. Customers are permitted to subscribe to the firewall subscription service. Each subscriber is an independent, paying party. A subscriber may subscribe to protect one or more computer systems. The firewall offers a particular level of security to a subscriber's computer systems when the subscriber's computer systems are communicating with an external network. All communications transmitted to any of the subscriber's computer systems utilizing the external network are received first by the firewall. The firewall is utilized to protect the subscriber's computer systems when the subscriber's computer systems receive communications transmitted utilizing the external network.
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Boies Stephen J.
Dinkin Samuel H.
Moskowitz Paul A.
Yu Philip S.
Caldwell Andrew
Davis Zachary A
Yee Duke W.
Yociss Lisa L. B.
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