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Information Security > Access Control Or Authentication > Network > Firewall > Security Protocols > Virtual Private Network Or Virtual Terminal Protocol (i.e., Vpn Or Vtp) Virtual Private Network Or Virtual Terminal Protocol (i.e., Vpn Or Vtp)Virtual Private Network Or Virtual Terminal Protocol (i.e., Vpn Or Vtp) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070271607 - Implicit population of access control lists Communication applications may include lists of users with which a user of the application communicates. If two users of a communications application each include the other user on their user lists, an implicit trust may be established between the users. For example, if user A includes user B in her ... 11/15/07 - 20070266433 - System and method for securing information in a virtual computing environment A virtual security appliance is provided for disposition in a virtual network having at least one other virtual network device, the virtual network residing on a host data processing machine. The virtual security appliance comprises an interface configured for receiving a data communication directed to the at least one other ... 10/11/07 - 20070240209 - Session persistence on a wireless network The present disclosure provides methods and systems for preventing the termination of a communication session between two devices, where the communication session is being conducted over a wireless network, at least in part. More specifically, the present disclosure provides methods and systems for the prevention of a TCP session's premature ... 10/04/07 - 20070234418 - Method and apparatus of remote access message differentiation in vpn endpoint routers Method and apparatus for remote access message differentiation in VPN endpoint routers enable differentiating local access traffic from remote traffic entering a network through a virtual private network (VPN), by allowing a local network router to treat and tag remote traffic differently from local traffic. Applications, such as HTTP server, ... 09/13/07 - 20070214502 - Technique for processing data packets in a communication network A technique for processing secure data packets that are directly and not directly addressed to a policy enforcement point (PEP). The present invention incorporates a dual internal path for the fast path processing of secure data packets at a PEP. A first path is used to process secure data packets ... 09/06/07 - 20070209071 - Techniques for distributing a new communication key within a virtual private network Techniques for distributing a new communication key within a group virtual private network (VPN) are provided. A key distribution service determines that a new communication key for a VPN is to be distributed to members of the VPN. The new communication key is sent individually in a unique and separate ... 08/30/07 - 20070204339 - Virtual private network publish-subscribe multicast service Publish-subscribe XML multicast service within a VPN service is described. A backbone such as an IP/MPLS backbone connects multiple subscriber sites using VPN technology and VPN edge routers. XML publish-subscribe modules are addressable within the VPN and form an overlay network between the edge routers participating in the VPN. The ... 08/23/07 - 20070199066 - Systems and methods for automatically configuring network devices Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically configuring, managing, and maintaining a network device or VPN using a public network such as the Internet. Initial configuration of a network device or VPN occurs upon a user entering minimal information via a simple HTML page. After receipt of this minimal information, ... 08/02/07 - 20070180514 - Multipoint server for providing secure, scaleable connections between a plurality of network devices A method and system for implementing secure communications between a plurality of devices are provided. The method and system generally include the provision of at least one common encryption parameter to each of the plurality of devices, as well as an identification of the plurality of devices to one another. ... 07/19/07 - 20070169187 - Method and system for securely scanning network traffic A method and system for implementing secure network communications between a first device and a second device, at least one of the devices communicating with the other device via a firewall device, are provided. The method and system may include obtaining an encryption parameter that is shared by the first ... 07/19/07 - 20070169186 - Computer system, management computer, and volume allocation change method of management computer A management computer 1 specifies storage devices 3b and 3c that provide a real volume corresponding to a virtual volume by providing a volume corresponding to the virtual volume used by a host computer 3 in which encrypted transfer becomes necessary, sets the encrypted transfer to communication between a storage ... 07/05/07 - 20070157309 - Method and apparatus for secure communication between user equipment and private network It is an object of the present invention to provide a new technical solution of supporting special secure communication between user equipment which is located in an external network and an private network the user equipment belongs to. Specifically, transmitted data is encrypted/decrypted and authenticated by using pre-stored root keys ... 07/05/07 - 20070157308 - Fail-safe network authentication An authenticator is configured with intelligence for the purpose of providing a “failsafe” mode for port-based authentication (802.1x). This failsafe mode enables end users to access a network when communication between the authenticator and the authentication server has temporarily failed, but keeps security measures in place so that unauthorized users ... 06/28/07 - 20070150946 - Method and apparatus for providing remote access to an enterprise network VPN tunnels may be established using an Internet browser and dynamically downloadable VPN client software that may be installed as part of a remote login process. By causing the VPN client software to be dynamically downloaded during the session, the remote user does not need to pre-load any software onto ... 06/21/07 - 20070143838 - Systems and methods for automatic secret generation and distribution for secure systems An authentication program on a network authenticator establishes a secure communication channel with an embedded device. The authentication program receives security credentials from an embedded device. The authentication program receives from the embedded device via the secure communication channel either a secret for the embedded device or a request to ... 05/24/07 - 20070118895 - System and method to provide built-in and mobile vpn connectivity A system and method for facilitating the establishment of a virtual private network between a network and a remote computer, the system having: a mobile device connectable to the remote computer and storing a user profile, virtual private network information, and password information; virtual private network software being located on ... 05/17/07 - 20070113275 - Ip security with seamless roaming and load balancing Described are a method and system for seamless roaming of a mobile node during a VPN session. A VPN session between the mobile node and a current VPN server in a network is established and synchronized with at least one fail-over VPN server in the network. An address change message ... 04/05/07 - 20070079368 - Connection assistance apparatus and gateway apparatus A connection assistance apparatus avoids unauthorized access and DoS attacks, prevents a performance degradation from occurring, and does not need to recognize different connections to gateway apparatus. An authenticating unit authenticates the validity of a terminal by checking if the terminal is a valid terminal capable of communicating with a ... 03/29/07 - 20070074283 - Method and apparatus for activating alternative virtual private network protocols A method and apparatus for enabling enterprise customers to detect VPN protocol blocking by access network providers and provides client VPN software with instructions to activate another VPN protocol such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) that is less likely to be blocked by their provider are disclosed. For instance, if ... 03/08/07 - 20070056033 - Platform configuration apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to intercept a modified command from a platform locality at a trusted platform module (TPM), and to execute the modified command as emanating from a specific locality by the TPM if the modified command includes a correct modifier. ... 03/08/07 - 20070056032 - Virtual private network using dynamic physical adapter emulation An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to provide secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. A VPN connection is established to a remote gateway via a network adapter using a Firmware on a platform. An event is generated to notify an operating system (OS) network driver through a ... 02/08/07 - 20070033646 - Suspension and resumption of secure data connection session A solution is provided wherein a VPN session may be suspended without termination. When a user wishes to connect to a host outside of the VPN, the device does not abandon the secure connection. Instead, it stores all the necessary network parameters associated with the secure VPN connections for later ... 01/25/07 - 20070022477 - Third party vpn certification A virtual private network (VPN) over a telecommunications network is created by sending a request from a first VPN device to a second VPN device for establishing a VPN between the first and second VPN devices. The request includes a first signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the ... 01/25/07 - 20070022476 - System and method for optimizing tunnel authentication procedure over a 3g-wlan interworking system Provided is a method for optimizing a current tunnel authentication for a 3G-WLAN interworking system that includes a UE, WLAN, PDG and AAA Server, wherein the UE has been previously authenticated by the AAA Server. The method includes intimating the AAA Server to derive a TSK for a current tunnel ... 01/18/07 - 20070016947 - Method and system for securely scanning network traffic A method and system for implementing secure network communications between a first device and a second device, at least one of the devices communicating with the other device via a firewall device, are provided. The method and system may include obtaining an encryption parameter that is shared by the first ... 01/04/07 - 20070006296 - System and method for establishing a shared key between network peers An Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) key, defining a first shared secret between a mobile node (108) and an AAA server (110), is acquired. A shared key becomes associated with the mobile node (108) and the VPN server (104). The shared key is formed, at least in part, from the ... 12/14/06 - 20060282889 - Virtual private network for real-time data Protection of real-time data such as voice data exchanged as packets between a mobile electronic device (10) and a VPN gateway (122) during a media session over a communications link (130) that includes a wireless network (132). A first VPN connection (136) is established between the mobile electronic device (10) ... 11/30/06 - 20060272015 - Virtual devices and virtual bus tunnels, modules and methods Modules and methods that provide virtual device communication via information packets addressed to the virtual devices. Virtual devices aggregate capabilities of target devices and represent the aggregate as an operational device to remote systems. Physical device elements and virtual devices contained within modules are able to communicate and cooperate over ... 11/16/06 - 20060259963 - Configuration of vpns The gateway devices in a VPN require configuration when the VPN is set up and to reflect changes. To process the configuration tasks efficiently, a method is described of configuring a virtual private network (VPN) within a shared network, in which a queue of configuration tasks is created for gateway ... 10/26/06 - 20060242695 - Approach for securely deploying network devices According to an approach for securely deploying and configuring network devices, a secure introduction connection is established between a network device being deployed and a registrar. The secure introduction connection may conform to a secure communications protocol, such as HTTPS. The registrar provides bootstrap configuration data to the network device ... 10/19/06 - 20060236388 - Method and apparatus for voice over internet protocol telephony using a virtual private network A system and method are disclosed for extending communications over the Internet by associating a telephone number with, for example a remote virtual private network (VPN) client IP address. A call can be received to the telephone number and an invite signal is provided to the remote VPN client utilizing ... 10/12/06 - 20060230446 - Hybrid ssl/ipsec network management system System and method for operating, via the Internet, a distributed network in which an SSL VPN is employed to establish and manage an IPSec VPN. During network creation, an SSL VPN is first established between a master server and each node. Using a common routing table and a common SSL ... 10/12/06 - 20060230445 - Mobile vpn proxy method based on session initiation protocol A mobile VPN proxy method is based on an SIP communication protocol, whereby a mobile node (MN) roaming in a foreign network has secure communication with a communication node (CN) in a home network. A first SIP proxy server, an application level gateway (ALG), a second SIP proxy server and ... 09/21/06 - 20060212937 - Syncml based oma connectivity object to provision vpn connections Mobile devices are provisioned automatically with VPN (Virtual Private Network) information so that users can automatically connect to their corporate networks using their devices. The OMA SyncML standard is extended to define VPN connections and provision them onto the devices automatically either over-the-air or by an IT application provided by ... 09/14/06 - 20060206934 - Dhcp client impersonation for vpn tunnels A network based method that enhances the handshake between clients and virtual private network (VPN) servers so that the internet protocol (IP) address assignment of client tunnels is done by existing dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) servers instead of being done by the VPN servers. ... 09/07/06 - 20060200858 - Storage partitioning In one embodiment, a method is provided that may include one or more operations. One of these operations may include partitioning, in response at least in part to a request from a remote authority, at least a portion of storage into partitions. The partitions may be in accordance, at least ... 08/31/06 - 20060195900 - Network apparatus with secure ipsec mechanism and method for operating the same A network apparatus with secure IPSec mechanism and method for operating the same are disclosed. The network apparatus includes a VLAN, an MAC filter, an IP restriction unit and a static DHCP. The network apparatus provides physical separation between VPN and other untrustful network before a message is sent to ... 08/24/06 - 20060191005 - Centralized access control system and methods for distributed broadband access points In accordance with the teachings herein, a wireless access point module having a plug and play feature and an auto-configuration engine may be used to provide substantial benefits to business owners, Internet service providers, and subscribers. The wireless access point module may have memory and a processor configured such that ... 08/10/06 - 20060179480 - Method for interconnecting virtual private networks in non-connected mode The invention consists in implanting an encapsulation mechanism (ME) in an operator access router, whereby said encapsulation mechanism can calculate a header for messages that the transmitter site (B1) wishes to send to the receiver site (Bn′), said header containing at least one prefix concerning the service provided by the ... 07/27/06 - 20060168656 - Upnp vpn gateway configuration service A system and method for creating a virtual private network through a VPN gateway configuration service. The VPN gateway configuration service inherits UPnP zero-configuration characteristics and also provides an interface for configuring the VPN gateway that enables the configuration of any VPN gateway device, regardless of manufacturer. Additionally, the device ... 06/29/06 - 20060143703 - Rule-based routing to resources through a network Techniques for determining which resource access requests are handled locally at a remote computer, and which resource access requests are routed or “redirected” through a virtual private network. One or more routing or “redirection” rules are downloaded from a redirection rule server to a remote computer. When the node of ... 06/29/06 - 20060143702 - Remote access vpn mediation method and mediation device A mediating apparatus is provided on an IP network, and stores an access control list (ACL) retained in a VPN gateway unit. The mediating apparatus: receives a retrieval request from a VPN client unit; acquires a private IP address of a communication unit by reference to ACL; searches DNS to ... 06/15/06 - 20060130136 - Method and system for providing wireless data network interworking An approach is provided for minimizing tunnel overhead across wireless networks. a method comprises accessing a first wireless network. Using a first wireless network, an address of a security gateway resident within a second wireless network is discovered. A key exchange is initiated with the security gateway to establish a ... 06/15/06 - 20060130135 - Virtual private network connection methods and systems A method and system for connecting a customer equipment (CE) communication device to a virtual private network (VPN) is provided. A virtual private network membership signal is generated at the customer equipment and transmitted to service provider equipment. The signal includes an identifier which identifies the customer equipment as a ... 05/18/06 - 20060107314 - Content management system and method A modular site design system, method, and application service provider platform that creates, deploys, and publishes an electronic presence. The system employs a graphical user interface (GUI), also known as a wizard that allows a portal owner to create, deploy, and publish their electronic presence quickly to interactive devices. The ... 05/04/06 - 20060095961 - Auto-triage of potentially vulnerable network machines Method, apparatus, and system for isolating potentially vulnerable nodes of a network. In one embodiment a network is partitioned into subnets of varying levels of security. A client device may be assigned a network access assignment through one of the subnets based on a level of vulnerability assessed for the ... 04/20/06 - 20060085851 - Systems, methods, and computer readable medium for avoiding a network address collision Techniques are provided for avoiding a network address collision when a computer tries to access a target network while being connected to an originating network. To this end, a computer requests a network address for operating in the target network. Upon receiving the requested network address, it is determined whether ... 04/13/06 - 20060080734 - Method and home network system for authentication between remote terminal and home network using smart card A method and home network system for authentication between a remote terminal and a home network, which are connected with each other through a network, using a smart card are provided. The method includes enabling access between the remote terminal and the home network through the network, performing authentication using ... 04/06/06 - 20060075484 - Apparatus, method, and computer program product for building virtual networks Disclosed is a system, method and computer program product for building virtual networks for TCP/IP networking. The system includes a global area network coupled to one or more virtual network hosting servers; and a first computing system coupled to the one or more servers though a first firewall, wherein a ... 03/09/06 - 20060053486 - Method for providing a virtual private network connection Systems and methods for providing a virtual private network connection between a first private network and a second private network through a public network are disclosed. The system may include a first gateway device and a second gateway device, the first gateway device being disposed between a first private network ... 02/23/06 - 20060041939 - Method and apparatus for selection of authentication servers based on the authentication mechanisms in supplicant attempts to access network resources A computer-implemented method is provided for processing access requests in an AAA network. The method includes receiving an access request from a network device, identifying, based upon the access request, an authentication mechanism for facilitating AAA services for the network device and selecting, based on the identified authentication mechanism, a ... 01/05/06 - 20060005240 - System and method for establishing a virtual private network A system and method for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) between a client and a private data communication network. An encrypted data communication session, such as a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) data communication session, is established between a gateway and the client over a public data communication network. The ... 12/01/05 - 20050268336 - Method for secure access to multiple secure networks Disclosed is a method for providing secure access to multiple secure networks from a single workstation. The architecture can use multiple layers of protection to isolate applications running at different security levels. The first means of isolation is a virtual machine monitor that isolates multiple operating systems running within separate ... 10/27/05 - 20050240994 - Method, system and software for maintaining network access and security A system, method and apparatus for securing communications between a trusted network and an untrusted network are disclosed. A perimeter client is deployed within the trusted network and communicates over a session multiplexing enabled protocol with a perimeter server deployed within a demilitarized zone network. The perimeter client presents requests ... 10/20/05 - 20050235353 - Vpn accelerator card The VPN accelerator card of this invention comprises: an interface connector to connect particular interface connector slot of a computer equipment; an interface controller to convert signals and data in a manner that such signals and data are suited for transmission to said computer equipment through said interface connector; a ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |