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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mandar Nanivadekar, Pune, IN;
Leena Shuklendu Soman, Pune, IN;
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides an approach for network security. Embodiments include receiving, by a kernel of a first machine, via a hook in a protocol stack of the first machine, one or more packets of a connection between the first machine and a second machine Embodiments include generating a metadata object for the connection based on at least a subset of the one or more packets. Embodiments include adding the one or more packets to a queue accessible by a security component of the first machine. Embodiments include determining, based on the metadata object, whether to continue capturing additional packets of the connection. Embodiments include receiving, from the security component, a security determination regarding the connection based on the one or more packets. Embodiments include performing an action with respect to the connection based on the security determination.