Method and apparatus for preventing bridging of secure...

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2005-02-07

2010-06-08

Lanier, Benjamin E (Department: 2432)

Information security

Access control or authentication

Network

C726S014000, C726S015000, C709S223000, C709S224000, C709S225000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07735118

ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for preventing a bridge between a secure network and an insecure network. Specifically, the method comprises monitoring a network device supporting a secure network connection for an attempt to establish an insecure network connection, and terminating the secure network connection in response to detecting the attempt to establish the insecure network connection, where the secure network connection comprises a network layer connection.

REFERENCES:
patent: 7328344 (2008-02-01), Chang
patent: 2002/0157019 (2002-10-01), Kadyk et al.
Drom, Authentication for DHCP Messages, Jun. 2001, Network Working Group, pp. 1-17.

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