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US 2006/0041935 A1Published application
Methodology for configuring network firewall
OwnerJames Conley, Eric Coleinventors
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Abstract
Provided is a method for configuring filter parameters for a network firewall whereby information corresponding to a core set of data parameters is extracted from each of a plurality of data packets traversing a network segment. The extracted information is stored as a respective log entry within a database. A set of proposed filter parameters is established from the log entries and a final set of filter parameters is generated from the proposed filter parameters.
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A method for configuring filter parameters for a network firewall, comprising:
- receiving first user input corresponding to a global set of firewall configuration parameters;
- monitoring network traffic traversing a network segment, the network traffic characterized by a stream of data packets;
- extracting, from each of said data packets, associated information corresponding to a core set of data parameters;
- storing the associated information as a respective log entry in a database, thereby to generate a database of log entries;
- establishing a set of proposed filter parameters from said log entries and the global set of firewall configuration parameters;
- generating, from said set of proposed filter parameters, a set of final filter parameters based on second user input.
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A method for configuring filter parameters for a network firewall, comprising:
- (a) while online:
- (i) extracting, from each of a plurality of data packets traversing a network segment, associated information corresponding to a core set of data parameters;
- (b) storing the associated information within a database as a respective log entry;
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- (c) while offline:
- (i) establishing, from log entries with said database, a set of proposed filter parameters based upon first user input;
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- (ii) generating, from said set of proposed filter parameters, a set of final filter parameters based on second user input.
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