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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Nicira, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Laxmikant Vithal Gunda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sachin Mohan Vaidya, Pune, IN;
Arnold Poon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
NICIRA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/0819 (2013.01); H04L 9/0836 (2013.01); H04L 9/0847 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/322 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a context engine that supplies contextual-attributes to several context-based service engines on its host computer. Different embodiments use different types of context-based service engines. For instance, in some embodiments, the attribute-based service engines include an encryption engine that performs context-based encryption or decryption operations to encrypt data messages from the machines, or to decrypt data messages received for the machines.