Patents by Inventor Brad Robel-Forrest
Brad Robel-Forrest 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).
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Patent number: 10110638Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventors: Alexandru Z. Vank, Xin Shen, Matt B. Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan M. Phoenix
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Publication number: 20170019427Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Alexandru Z. Vank, Xin Shen, Matt B. Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan M. Phoenix
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Patent number: 9374353Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Alexandru Z. Vank, Xin Shen, Matt B. Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan M. Phoenix
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Publication number: 20140123213Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Alexandru Z. Vank, Xin Shen, Matt B. Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan M. Phoenix
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Patent number: 8650632Abstract: A facility for proxying network traffic between a pair of nodes is described. The facility receives packets traveling between the pair of nodes that together constitute a network connection. For each packet of the connection that is part of a transport protocol setup process, the facility updates a representation of the status of the setup process to reflect the packet, and forwards the packet to its destination without proxying the packet. For each packet of the connection that is subsequent to the setup process, the facility proxies the contents of the packet to the packet's destination.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Watchguard Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boscolo, Brad Robel-Forrest, Bryan Phillippe
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Patent number: 8522318Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Alexandru Z. Vank, Xin Shen, Matt B. Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan M. Webb
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Publication number: 20120216275Abstract: A facility for proxying network traffic between a pair of nodes is described. The facility receives packets traveling between the pair of nodes that together constitute a distinguished network connection. For each packet of the connection that is part of a transport protocol setup process, the facility updates a representation of the status of the setup process to reflect the packet, and forwards the packet to its destination without proxying the packet. For each packet of the connection that is subsequent to the setup process, the facility proxies the contents of the packet to the packet's destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boscolo, Brad Robel-Forrest, Bryan Phillippe
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Patent number: 8191132Abstract: A facility for proxying network traffic between a pair of nodes is described. The facility receives packets traveling between the pair of nodes that together constitute a distinguished network connection. For each packet of the connection that is part of a transport protocol setup process, the facility updates a representation of the status of the setup process to reflect the packet, and forwards the packet to its destination without proxying the packet. For each packet of the connection that is subsequent to the setup process, the facility proxies the contents of the packet to the packet's destination.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boscolo, Brad Robel-Forrest, Bryan Phillippe
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Publication number: 20100333176Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Alexandru Z. Vank, Xin Shen, Matt B. Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan M. Webb
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Patent number: 7810138Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Alexandru Zsolt Vank, Xin Shen, Matt Brian Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan McClendon Phoenix
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Patent number: 7237263Abstract: A facility in a single manager computer system for managing properties for a plurality of managed computer systems is described. The facility reiteratively receives new managed properties for an identified managed computer system. In response, the facility delivers the received new managed properties to the identified managed computer system.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boscolo, Shabnam Erfani, Mark Hughes, Brad Robel-Forrest
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Publication number: 20060168648Abstract: The invention enables a client device that does not support IEEE 802.1X authentication to access at least some resources provided through a switch that supports 802.1X authentication by using dynamic authentication with different protocols. When the client device attempts to join a network, the switch monitors for an 802.1X authentication message from the client device. In one embodiment, if the client fails to send an 802.1X authentication message, respond to an 802.1X request from the switch, or a predefined failure condition is detected the client may be deemed incapable of supporting 802.1X authentication. In one embodiment, the client may be initially placed on a quarantine VLAN after determination that the client fails to perform an 802.1X authentication within a backoff time limit. However, the client may still gain access to resources based on various non-802.1X authentication mechanisms, including name/passwords, digital certificates, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Applicant: Lockdown Networks, Inc.Inventors: Alexandru Vank, Xin Shen, Matt Cobb, Brad Robel-Forrest, Evan Webb