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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Open Text Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Alexander Thorold Barnett, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Open Text Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for DNS smart access are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a local cache of trusted addresses resolved by a trusted DNS resolver. A DNS smart access agent monitors outbound communications from applications or processes on a client device. The DNS smart access agent blocks access to addresses that were not resolved through the trusted DNS resolver.