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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Kenneth Hiroshi Hirata, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Robert Harvey Nixon, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Kenneth Hiroshi Hirata, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Robert Harvey Nixon, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to enforcing zoning at a network adapter of an end point device. Thus, a network adapter can monitor the communications that are sent and/or received by the adapter and discard communications that are prohibited based on the zoning rules applicable to the adapter. In some embodiments, zoning configuration information can be defined and stored at a central entity and sent to the various network adapters. Alternatively, or in addition, each network adapter can also check outgoing communications to ensure that they include a proper source address. More specifically, outgoing communications may be checked to ensure that their source address is the address (or one of the addresses) that are associated with the network adapter. This can be used to detect and/or prevent malfunctions and/or intentional tampering or hacking.