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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Rajesh K. Dadhia, Redmond, WA (US);
Fabien J. Royer, Redmond, WA (US);
Pradeep Bahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Rajesh K. Dadhia, Redmond, WA (US);
Fabien J. Royer, Redmond, WA (US);
Pradeep Bahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Among other things, one or more systems and/or methods for a network aware firewall are disclosed. A method comprises accessing a first network connection from a client computer system and determining whether the first network connection is a first network type or a second network type. The method further comprises dynamically modifying security parameters associated with a firewall local to the client computer system in response to determining whether the network connection is the first network type or the second network type.