Security system for network address translation systems

Details Security system for network address translation systems Security system for network address translation systems

1995-11-03

1998-08-11

Olms, Douglas W.

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

370401, 370466, 39518701, H04J 324

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057937630

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for translating local IP addresses to globally unique IP addresses. This allows local hosts in an enterprise network to share global IP addresses from a limited pool of such addresses available to the enterprise. The translation is accomplished by replacing the source address in headers on packets destined for the Internet and by replacing destination address in headers on packets entering the local enterprise network from the Internet. Packets arriving from the Internet are screened by an adaptive security algorithm. According to this algorithm, packets are dropped and logged unless they are deemed nonthreatening. DNS packets and certain types of ICMP packets are allowed to enter local network. In addition, FTP data packets are allowed to enter the local network, but only after it has been established that their destination on the local network initiated an FTP session.

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K. Egevang and P. Francis, "The IP Network Address Translator (NAT)," RFC 1631, Cray Communications, NTT, May. 1994.

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