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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Yueh-zen Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Wilson Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Monty Sher Gill, San Jose, CA (US);
Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for configuring and managing remote security devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, configuring and managing remote security devices includes receiving a registration request for a remote security device at a device for configuring and managing a plurality of remote security devices; verifying the registration request to determine that the remote security device is an authorized remote security device for an external network; and sending a response identifying one or more security gateways to the remote security device, in which the remote security device is automatically configured to connect to each of the one or more security gateways using a distinct Layer 3 protocol tunnel (e.g., a virtual private network (VPN)).