Server/client resolution for link level security protocol

    公开(公告)号:US11671451B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US16532297

    申请日:2019-08-05

    CPC classification number: H04L63/162 H04L63/061 H04L63/0869 H04L63/0876

    Abstract: A secure communication channel is established between network devices separated by an unsecured physical space by dynamically performing server/client resolution based on comparison of unique identifiers of the devices. After a link between a first network device and a second network device is established, the devices exchange start frames in accordance with a network security protocol such as the Media Access Control Security (MACsec) protocol. Comparison logic at the first network device compares a value of a unique identifier of the first network device to a value of a unique identifier of the second network device obtained from the start frame transmitted by the second network device, and vice versa. Based on the comparison, one of the devices assumes a server/authenticator role, and the other device assumes a client/supplicant role. The devices operate in their determined roles to perform an authentication process and thereby establish a secure communication channel.

    Comparing networking access control lists

    公开(公告)号:US10057291B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US14938650

    申请日:2015-11-11

    CPC classification number: H04L63/20 H04L63/0263 H04L63/101 H04L63/1441

    Abstract: Techniques and solutions are provided for assessing the semantic difference between networking access control lists (ACLs). For example, a semantic difference can be determined between an ACL that is currently deployed on a network device and an ACL that is a candidate for deployment. The semantic difference can be presented to a user to better understand what changes would be made to network traffic flow if the candidate ACL is deployed. The semantic difference can also be used in an automated manner to perform automatic deployment of the candidate ACL.

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