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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Ca, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Yair Amit, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Shahar Areli, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Daniel Kandel, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Elisha Eshed, Jerusalem, IL;
Roy Iarchy, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Adi Sharabani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
CA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Method, product and device for selective traffic blockage. In one embodiment, in response to a detection that a computing device cannot connect to a predetermined server, the blockage policy is applied to an outgoing packet, whereby selectively blocking outgoing packets when the computing device has limited connectivity to the predetermined server. In another embodiment, in response to an attempt to transmit a packet, invoking a local Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that is configured to apply a blockage policy, wherein the local VPN service provides an Application Programming Interface (API) of a VPN service. As a result, selective blockage is implemented using the local VPN service.