Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Sachin Verma

Leonid Burakovsky

Jesse C Shu

Lei Chang

Chang Li

Fengliang Hu

Apoorva Jain

I-Chun Chen

Mingxu Huo

John Edward McDowall

How Tung Lim

Srikanth Ramachandran

Sree Koratala

Techniques for selective intelligent offloading for mobile networks using a security platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for selective intelligent offloading for mobile networks using a security platform includes monitoring network traffic in a core mobile network using a security platform executed on a network element in the core mobile network to identify a new session that attached to the core mobile network for mobile network communications; extracting meta information associated with the new session over a Diameter protocol and/or a Radius protocol using the security platform executed on the network element in the core mobile network; applying apply selective intelligent offloading using the security platform if the extracted meta information associated with the new session matches a selective intelligent offload policy; and performing traffic inspection by the security platform if the extracted meta information associated with the new session does not match a selective intelligent offload policy.

Selective intelligent offloading for mobile networks over diameter and/or radius protocols

Techniques for 5G LAN security in mobile networks are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for 5G LAN security in mobile networks includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify a new session; extracting a plurality of 5G LAN related parameters using an application programming interface (API) at the security platform; and enforcing a security policy on the new session at the security platform based on one or more of the plurality of 5G LAN related parameters to apply 5G LAN security in the mobile network.

Performing 5G LAN security based on 5G LAN related

Techniques for selective intelligent enforcement for mobile networks using a security platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for selective intelligent enforcement for mobile networks using a security platform includes monitoring network traffic in a core mobile network using a security platform executed on a network element in the core mobile network to identify a new session that attached to the core mobile network for mobile network communications; extracting meta information associated with the new session over a Diameter protocol and/or a Radius protocol using the security platform executed on the network element in the core mobile network; applying selective intelligent enforcement using the security platform if the extracted meta information associated with the new session matches a selective intelligent enforcement policy; and offloading the session to bypass inspection by the security platform if the extracted meta information associated with the new session does not match the selective intelligent enforcement policy.

Selective intelligent enforcement for mobile networks over diameter and/or radius protocols

Techniques for selective intelligent enforcement for mobile networks using a security platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for selective intelligent enforcement for mobile networks using a security platform includes monitoring network traffic in a core mobile network using a security platform executed on a network element in the core mobile network to identify a new session that attached to the core mobile network for mobile network communications; extracting meta information associated with the new session using the security platform executed on the network element in the core mobile network; applying selective intelligent enforcement using the security platform if the extracted meta information associated with the new session matches a selective intelligent enforcement policy; and offloading the session to bypass inspection by the security platform if the extracted meta information associated with the new session does not match the selective intelligent enforcement policy.

Selective intelligent enforcement in mobile networks

Techniques for mobile user identity and/or SIM-based IoT identity and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for mobile user identity and/or SIM-based IOT identity and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks includes monitoring network traffic on a service provider network at a security platform to identify a subscriber identity for a new session; determining an application identifier for user traffic associated with the new session at the security platform; and determining a security policy to apply at the security platform to the new session based on the subscriber identity and the application identifier.

Mobile user identity and/or sim-based IoT identity and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks

Techniques for applying context-based security over interfaces in NG-RAN environments in mobile networks are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for applying context-based security over interfaces in NG-RAN environments in mobile networks includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify a GTP-U tunnel session setup message associated with a new session; extracting a plurality of parameters from the GTP-U tunnel session setup message and from XnAP traffic to extract contextual information at the security platform; and enforcing a security policy at the security platform on the new session based on one or more of the plurality of parameters to apply context-based security to the network traffic transported between NG-RAN nodes in an NG-RAN environment in the mobile network.

Context-based security over interfaces in NG-RAN environments in mobile networks

Techniques for securing control and user plane separation in mobile networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers, such as for 4G/5G networks) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for securing control and user plane separation in mobile networks in accordance with some embodiments includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify an Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) message associated with a new session, in which the mobile network includes a 4G network or a 5G network; extracting a plurality of parameters from the PFCP message at the security platform; and enforcing a security policy at the security platform on the new session based on one or more of the plurality of parameters to secure control and user plane separation in the mobile network.

Securing control and user plane separation in mobile networks

Techniques for applying context-based security in mobile networks using an API and a data store are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for applying context-based security in mobile networks using an API and a data store includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify a new session; determining user-IP mapping information associated with the new session using an API and a data store; and enforcing a security policy on the new session at the security platform based on the user-IP mapping information to apply context-based security in the mobile network.

Context-based security in mobile networks using an API and a data store

Techniques for access point name and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for access point name (e.g., APN) and application identity (e.g., application identifier) based security enforcement in service provider networks includes monitoring network traffic on a service provider network at a security platform to identify an access point name for a new session; determining an application identifier for user traffic associated with the new session at the security platform; and determining a security policy to apply at the security platform to the new session based on the access point name and the application identifier.

Access point name and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks

Techniques for applying context-based security over interfaces in O-RAN environments in mobile networks are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for applying context-based security over interfaces in O-RAN environments in mobile networks includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify a GTP-U tunnel session setup message associated with a new session; extracting a plurality of parameters from the GTP-U tunnel session setup message and from F1AP traffic to extract contextual information at the security platform; and enforcing a security policy at the security platform on the new session based on one or more of the plurality of parameters to apply context-based security to the network traffic transported between O-RAN Distributed Unit (O-DU) and O-RAN Centralized Unit Control Plane (O-CU-CP) nodes in an O-RAN environment in the mobile network.

Context-based security over interfaces in O-RAN environments in mobile networks

Techniques for mobile equipment identity and/or IoT equipment identity and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for mobile equipment identity and/or IoT equipment identity and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks includes monitoring network traffic on a service provider network at a security platform to identify a device identifier for a new session; determining an application identifier for user traffic associated with the new session at the security platform; and determining a security policy to apply at the security platform to the new session based on the device identifier and the application identifier.

Mobile equipment identity and/or IoT equipment identity and application identity based security enforcement in service provider networks

Techniques for location based security in service provider networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers) are disclosed. A system/process/computer program product for location based security in service provider networks includes monitoring network traffic on a service provider network at a security platform to identify a location for a new session; associating the location with the new session at the security platform; and determining a security policy to apply at the security platform to the new session based on the location.

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Sachin Verma