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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Christopher D. Coley, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ralph E. Wesinger, Jr., Livermore, CA (US);
Christopher D. Coley, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ralph E. Wesinger, Jr., Livermore, CA (US);
GraphOn Corporation, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network are disclosed. Embodiments include a firewall device operable between an internal user of a private network and an IP-compliant network. The firewall device being configured to assign a proxy agent to process a request by the internal user to form a connection with a public network element through the IP-compliant network. Disclosed embodiments include the proxy agent forming a connection only if the internal user is authorized to access the public requested network element.