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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2018
Nicira, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vasantha Kumar, Pune, IN;
Sandeep Kasbe, Pune, IN;
Nidhi Sharma, Pune, IN;
Vaibhav Rekhate, Pune, IN;
Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Pune, IN;
Nicira, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Example methods are provided for flow-based forwarding element configuration in a network environment. An example method may comprise obtaining a set of security policies associated with the group of workloads; and based on the set of security policies, identifying an allowed forwarding path between a destination and a first workload. The method may also comprise configuring a whitelist set of flow entries and sending configuration information to the flow-based forwarding element to cause the flow-based forwarding element to apply the whitelist set. The whitelist set may include a first flow entry specifying match fields and a first action to allow communication over the allowed forwarding path, but excludes a second flow entry specifying a second action to block communication over a forbidden forwarding path between the destination and the second workload. The match fields may include transport layer information and network layer information.