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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Nick Ioffe, Bat Yam, IL;
Eyal Kenigsberg, Dolev, IL;
Michael Gopshtein, Yahud, IL;
Rotem Steuer, Modin, IL;
Nick Ioffe, Bat Yam, IL;
Eyal Kenigsberg, Dolev, IL;
Michael Gopshtein, Yahud, IL;
Rotem Steuer, Modin, IL;
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for discovering an operating system of a remote machine includes monitoring network communications to detect a plurality of data packets that were generated by the remote machine. The contents of each detected data packet are read so as to extract a packet signature of each detected data packet. Each packet signature is compared with at least one signature of a database of signatures in order to determine a similarity between each packet signature and the signature from the database. A confidence level for at least one candidate operating system is calculated based on the determined similarities. A candidate operating system is selected based on the confidence level for that operating system. Relating computer program product and data processing system are also disclosed.