Transparent asynchronous network flow information exchange

A computer system for providing a transparent asynchronous network flow exchange, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• receiving a query request from a requester, wherein the received query request is associated with a network packet;
• determining if the network packet contains a plurality of defined signatures;
• in response to determining that the network packet contains a plurality of defined signatures, authenticating a plurality of information associated with the network packet;
• identifying a plurality of flow related security information associated with the network packet based on the authentication of the plurality of information, wherein identifying the plurality of flow related security information includes identifying a user ID, a machine ID, an application type, and a scan information of a connection;
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• sending the determined plurality of flow related security information to the requester to determine if the identified plurality of flow related security information matches a maintained list of security information, wherein a security device in a destination side or a request receiver can apply a plurality of advanced policies according to the plurality of flow related security information, and wherein the request receiver comprises at least one of a plurality of applications, a plurality of security devices, and a plurality of infrastructure devices.

A computer program product for providing a transparent asynchronous network flow exchange, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive a query request from a requester, wherein the received query request is associated with a network packet;
• program instructions to determine if the network packet contains a plurality of defined signatures;
• in response to determining that the network packet contains a plurality of defined signatures, program instructions to authenticate a plurality of information associated with the network packet;
• program instructions to identify a plurality of flow related security information associated with the network packet based on the authentication of the plurality of information, wherein identifying the plurality of flow related security information includes identifying a user ID, a machine ID, an application type, and a scan information of a connection;
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• program instructions to send the determined plurality of flow related security information to the requester to determine if the identified plurality of flow related security information matches a maintained list of security information, wherein a security device in a destination side or a request receiver can apply a plurality of advanced policies according to the plurality of flow related security information, and wherein the request receiver comprises at least one of a plurality of applications, a plurality of security devices, and a plurality of infrastructure devices.