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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2020
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ravikiran Mahamkali, Bangalore, IN;
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Application data collected by an IDS (intrusion detection system) on the data communication network and concerning applications executing on stations coupled to the plurality of access points, is received. Additionally, firewall rules for applications from a firewall device coupled to the data communication network and providing firewall services to the plurality of access points, including outbound traffic from the plurality of access points, are received. The firewall rules can be parsed to expose configured actions for applications. A customized application control policy is prepared for each particular application for implementation on the network edge by at least one of the plurality of access points.