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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
David Abzarian, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gerardo Diaz Cuellar, Redmond, WA (US);
Satheesh S. Dabbiru, Redmond, WA (US);
David Abzarian, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gerardo Diaz Cuellar, Redmond, WA (US);
Satheesh S. Dabbiru, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A firewall helps a user make a decision regarding network access for an application executing on a computing device by providing 'hints' to the user about an appropriate network access policy. If at least one previously set firewall policy for the application exists in a context different from a current context, the user may be presented with information based on a previously set firewall policy. The information may be prioritized based on a source of the previously set firewall policy and other factors, to provide the user with a hint that facilitates making the decision appropriate in the current context. A programming interface to the firewall allows third party applications to specify a format in which hints are provided to the user.