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Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2007
Applicants:

Randy Miller, Lemon Grove, CA (US);

Robert Poling, La Mesa, CA (US);

Richard S. Pugh, Poway, CA (US);

Dmitry Shapiro, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Randy Miller, Lemon Grove, CA (US);

Robert Poling, La Mesa, CA (US);

Richard S. Pugh, Poway, CA (US);

Dmitry Shapiro, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Quest Software, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A protocol management system is capable of detecting certain message protocols and applying policy rules to the detected message protocols that prevent intrusion, or abuse, of a network's resources. In one aspect, a protocol message gateway is configured to apply policy rules to high level message protocols, such as those that reside at layer 7 of the ISO protocol stack.


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