Netskope, Inc.

Kevin Eugene Sapp

David Moshe Goldschlag

Victor Ronin

Vadim Tarnavsky

A system for providing policy-controlled communication over the Internet includes a client endpoint function that executes on a client device while coupled to a first VPN tunnel, a service endpoint function that operates a remote service of a plurality of remote services, and a mid-link server coupled to the first VPN tunnel and a second VPN tunnel. The client endpoint function includes a first VPN endpoint component, and the service endpoint function includes a second VPN endpoint component. A router component operates to route network packet traffic between the first and second VPN tunnels via a route specified by a plurality of policies, an inspection component that analyzes network packet traffic in accordance with the plurality of policies. The plurality of policies for the network packet traffic and the content mediation selected dynamically on the basis of one or more of a user, an application, an endpoint, and a session.

Policy-based network packet inspection and mediation

Systems and methods for providing policy-controlled communication over the Internet are provided. A system may include a client endpoint function configured to execute on a client device while coupled to a first VPN tunnel, a service endpoint function that operates a remote service of a plurality of remote services, a gateway server including a first VPN termination point that authenticates and terminates the first VPN tunnel, a stitcher server including a second VPN termination point that authenticates and terminates a second VPN tunnel, and a mid-link server coupled to the first VPN tunnel and the second VPN tunnel. The mid-link server may include a plurality of Access Resource Servers (ARSs), and the gateway server and the stitcher server may communicate via a network connecting the plurality of ARSs.

Mid-link server having a plurality of access resource servers for policy control

Systems and methods for providing policy-controlled communication over the Internet are provided. A system may include a client endpoint function configured to execute on a client device while coupled to a first VPN tunnel, a service endpoint function that operates a remote service of a plurality of remote services, and a mid-link server coupled to the first VPN tunnel and a second VPN tunnel. The mid-link server may include an inspection component that analyzes network packet traffic in accordance with a plurality of policies. The inspection component may inspect the network packet traffic for specific content and provide instructions to a router component and/or a mediation component of the mid-link server. The instructions may be a function of at least one policy that applies to the specific content.

Inspection of network packet traffic for policy control

Systems and methods for providing policy-controlled communication over the Internet are provided. A system may include a client endpoint function configured to execute on a client device while coupled to a first VPN tunnel, a service endpoint function that operates a remote service of a plurality of remote services, and a mid-link server coupled to the first VPN tunnel and a second VPN tunnel. The client endpoint function may include a first VPN endpoint component, and the service endpoint function may include a second VPN endpoint component. The mid-link server may include a first VPN termination point that authenticates and terminates the first VPN tunnel and a second VPN termination point that authenticates and terminates the second VPN tunnel. The first VPN termination point may re-authenticate the client device based on a first characteristic of the first VPN endpoint component and/or a second characteristic of the second VPN endpoint component.

Policy-controlled authentication for internet communication

Systems and methods for policy-controlled communication over the Internet between third party client applications and remote services. A client device enforces policies on the communication between the applications and services. The communication is redirected through a mid-link server using a digitally protected tunnel. Network addresses of the client device and remote service are masked.

Mid-link policy-controlled internet communication

Systems, software, and methods are provided for providing simpler and more secure ARSs that operate to separate and isolate configuration details from connecting systems by: moving most of the connection information to the easily secured ARS; requiring endpoints to initiate outbound connections to that server instead of exposing the systems to inbound connections from the internet; consolidating policy enforcement and routing decisions from the individual endpoints to an ARS; and consolidating network packet traffic filtering and monitoring in an ARS. The present invention substantially reduces the complexity of endpoint configurations by offloading most of the connection and endpoint validation, policy enforcement, information leakage management, and routing decisions from the endpoints to an ARS.

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St. Augustine, FL, United States of America

Kevin Eugene Sapp