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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Justin L. Harrison, Delaware, OH (US);
Dustin M. Mann, Worthington, OH (US);
Liviu Rodean, Hilliard, OH (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/145 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system providing remote access for threat removal to a computer system. A remote virtual private network (VPN) connection is established to an application on a remote computer utilizing a plug and play communications device having a trusted embedded component. The plug and play communications device is connectable to a first computer. Access is allowed to the first computer by the application on the remote computer using the VPN to perform threat removal operations on the first computer.