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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:
Assignee:

VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); G06F 9/545 (2013.01); G06F 21/577 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/166 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); G06F 21/552 (2013.01);
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.


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