摘要:
A network connection blocker for monitoring connections between host computers in a network and blocking the unwanted connections. The host computers transmit connection packets between each other in accordance with a network protocol suite when seeking to establish, providing network services with, and close the connections. The network protocol suite includes a connection oriented transport layer protocol. The network connection blocker comprises a network interface that receives the connection packets transmitted between the host computers. It also comprises a blocking module that processes the received connection packets to detect the unwanted connections. The blocking module then generates connection packets in accordance with the network protocol suite to cause the detected unwanted connections to be closed by the corresponding host computers between which are the unwanted connections. The network interface then transmits the generated connection packets to these host computers.
摘要:
A network local security bridge and corresponding method for bridging a first side of a network and a second side of the network. The first side includes local secure zone host devices within a local secure zone established by the network local security bridge. The second side includes remote secure zone host devices within remote secure zones established by network remote security bridges. The network local security bridge processes a first side data packet received from the first side of the network and a second side data packet received from the second side of the network. In doing so, the network local security bridge encrypts the data frame of the first side data packet when its source and destination addresses respectively specify one of the local secure zone host devices and one of the remote secure zone host devices and leaves the data frame of the first side data packet unchanged when its source and destination addresses respectively specify one of the local secure zone host devices and one of the unsecure host devices. In addition, the network local security bridge decrypts the data frame of the second side data packet when its source and destination addresses respectively specify one of the remote secure zone host devices and one of the local secure zone host devices and leaves the data frame of the second side data packet unchanged when its source and destination addresses respectively specify one of the unsecure host devices and one of the local secure zone host devices. It then transmits the processed first side data packet to the second side and the processed second side data packet to the first side.