公开(公告)号：US20240236142A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18095536

申请日：2023-01-11

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Stijn VANVEERDEGHEM ,  Abha MUTALIK ,  Robin MANHAS ,  Geoff SHUKIN ,  Nikhil SANGVIKAR ,  Priya JOSHI

IPC: H04L9/40

CPC classification number: H04L63/1441 ,  H04L63/0263 ,  H04L63/1416

Abstract: Example methods and systems for security threat analysis are described. One example may involve a first computer system configuring a test packet that includes malicious content for forwarding along a network path between (a) a first network element that is connected with a first virtualized computing instance and (b) a second network element that is connected with a second virtualized computing instance. The test packet may be injected at the first network element and forwarded towards the second network element. In response to a security checkpoint detecting the test packet, the security checkpoint may apply one or more security policies on the test packet; and generate and send report information towards a management entity. The report information may indicate whether the malicious content in the test packet is detectable based on the one or more security policies.