Patents by Inventor Alan E. Klietz

Alan E. Klietz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Generalized security policy management system and method
    Patent number: 5950195
    Abstract: A system and method for regulating the flow of internetwork connections through a firewall having a network protocol stack which includes an Internet Protocol (IP) layer. A determination is made of the parameters characteristic of a connection request, including a netelement parameter characteristic of where the connection request came from. A query is generated and a determination is made whether there is a rule corresponding to that query. If there is a rule corresponding to the query, a determination is made whether authentication is required by the rule. If authentication is required by the rule, an authentication protocol is activated and the connection is activated if the authentication protocol is completed successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Secure Computing Corporation
    Inventors: Edward B. Stockwell, Alan E. Klietz