US 2014/0237585 A1 · Use of Virtual Network Interfaces and a Websocket Based Transport Mechanism to Realize Secure Node-to-Site and Site-to-Site Virtual Private Network Solutions

Abstract

Techniques are provided herein for enabling a virtual private network (VPN) using a bidirectional, full duplex transport channel configured to send and receive application layer data packets. At a source network device that hosts a VPN client, the VPN client is configured with a bidirectional, full duplex transport channel that is configured to send and receive Open Systems Interconnection application layer data packets. The VPN client is also configured with a virtual network interface that operates to virtually link the VPN client with the transport channel.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

at a source network device that hosts a virtual private network client, configuring the virtual private network client to interface with a bidirectional, full duplex transport channel configured to send and receive Open Systems Interconnection application layer data packets;
and
configuring the virtual private network client with a virtual network interface that operates to virtually link the virtual private network client with the transport channel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/770,247Filed 19 Feb 2013

Published

21 Aug 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H04L 63/0272
For separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls: virtual private networks
H04L 63/16
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: implementing security features at a particular protocol layer
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
H04L 63/0869
For authentication of entities: for achieving mutual authentication

Use of Virtual Network Interfaces and a Websocket Based Transport Mechanism to Realize Secure Node-to-Site and Site-to-Site Virtual Private Network Solutions

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Use of Virtual Network Interfaces and a Websocket Based Transport Mechanism to Realize Secure Node-to-Site and Site-to-Site Virtual Private Network Solutions

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Abstract

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