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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Michael T. Engle, Union City, NJ (US);
Frederick Nwokobia, Union, NJ (US);
Bradley D. Noack, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Jerzy Makowiecki, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Michael T. Engle, Union City, NJ (US);
Frederick Nwokobia, Union, NJ (US);
Bradley D. Noack, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Jerzy Makowiecki, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Lehman Brothers Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method to ensure that a remote computer making a VPN connection complies with network security policies. Server-driven security checks may be configured to verify compliance with each access level before access is granted at that level. The security checks may be selected based at least according to the information received from the remote computer. After the server determines that the remote computer complies with the security policy for the requested access level, the server may pass a token to the remote computer, or may grant VPN access to the remote computer. If the remote computer does not comply with the security policy associated with the requested access level but is in compliance with a security policy corresponding to a lower access level, the server may grant the remote computer access to the lower access level.