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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Kevin E. Kalajan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
To establish an access-controlled communications path between a client and an access-controlled network resource, a determination is initially made as to whether the client is authorized to access the access-controlled resource. If the client is authorized to access the access-controlled resource, then a validated parameter associated with the client (e.g. the client's network address) is established. Thereafter, a firewall is configured to selectively accept future communications having the validated parameter associated therewith. Upon receiving a communication, a determination is made as to whether the communication has the validated parameter associated therewith. If it does (thereby indicating that the communication is from the authorized client), then the communication is allowed to pass through the firewall to the access-controlled network resource. In this manner, an access-controlled communications path is established between the client and the access-controlled network resource.