System and method for testing functionality of a firewall
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsMark J. Kuckelman, Quang Dao, Jeffery Jay Logan, Michael Alexander
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Abstract
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for testing functionality of a firewall. The testing the functionality of the firewall can include a method. The method can include selecting a plurality of valid message types, generating a percentage of valid and invalid messages from the plurality of valid message types, transmitting the plurality of valid and invalid messages to the firewall, receiving an indication of the firewall's handling of valid and invalid messages based on the transmitted message, and determining the functionality of the firewall from the received indication.
Claims21
A method for testing functionality of a firewall, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of valid message types;
- generating a percentage of valid and invalid messages from the plurality of valid message types;
- transmitting the plurality of valid and invalid messages to the firewall;
- receiving an indication of the firewall's handling of valid and invalid messages based on the transmitted message;
- and
- determining the functionality of the firewall from the received indication.
A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
- select a plurality of valid message types;
- generate a percentage of valid and invalid messages from the plurality of valid message types;
- transmit the plurality of valid and invalid messages to the firewall;
- receive an indication of the firewall's handling of valid and invalid messages based on the transmitted message;
- and
- determine the functionality of the firewall from the received indication.
A system for testing functionality of a firewall, the system comprising:
- a message type selection module configured to select a plurality of valid message types;
- a message generation module configured to generate a percentage of valid and invalid messages from the plurality of valid message types;
- a communication module configured to:
- transmit the plurality of valid and invalid messages to the firewall;
- receive an indication of the firewall's handling of valid and invalid messages based on the transmitted message;
- and
- a functionality determination module configured to determine the functionality of the firewall from the received indication.
A system for testing functionality of a firewall, the system comprising:
- means for selecting a plurality of valid message types;
- means for generating a percentage of valid and invalid messages from the plurality of valid message types;
- means for transmitting the plurality of valid and invalid messages to the firewall;
- means for receiving an indication of the firewall's handling of valid and invalid messages based on the transmitted message;
- and
- means for determining the functionality of the firewall from the received indication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.