Forward application compatible firewall

Details Forward application compatible firewall Forward application compatible firewall

2005-01-05

2009-02-24

Nguyen, Minh Dieu (Department: 2437)

Information security

Access control or authentication

Network

C713S188000, C709S244000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07496956

ABSTRACT:
A security server distributes security polices to the client computers. Each security policy includes an identifier identifying the process to which the policy pertains, and security rules for use with that process. The identifier includes a version hash and a code hash. The version hash of a process is likely to remain unchanged if the process is modified by a legitimate agent, such as by a software update. The code hash of a process is likely to change if the process is modified by a malicious agent. When a process executing on the client computer requests access to a resource, the client computer generates a version hash of the process and uses it to identify the security policy pertaining to the process. If the version hash matches a version hash in a security policy, but the code hash does not match, the client computer declares the process potentially malicious.

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