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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Nathan Howe, Frankfurt, DE;
Assignee:
Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for active exposure and unwanted connection protection. In various embodiments, steps include receiving a request from a user to access a destination service; directing the request to a control layer; enforcing one or more controls, via the control layer, on the request based on a configuration provided by an owner of the destination service; and creating a connection from the destination service to the control layer based on the one or more controls, thereby providing access to the destination service without exposing the destination service to a direct connection.