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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

John H. O'Neil, Watertown, MA (US);

Peter Smith, Acton, MA (US);

Thomas Evan Keiser, Jr., Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/20 (2013.01); G06F 21/606 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for microsegmentation include receiving network communication information that describes flows between hosts in a network and applications executed on the hosts; generating a network communication model based on the network communication information that labels flows; and providing polices to the hosts based on the network communication model where the policies cause performance a set of actions, locally at a host, on any of the flows based on corresponding labels. The labels are one of healthy and unhealthy. The set of actions include blocking, allowing, and allowing for a period of time before confirmation.


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