Patents by Inventor Richard J. Knight

Richard J. Knight 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).

  • Secure firewall rule formulation
    Patent number: 8555369
    Abstract: A kernel extension is configured to intercept a call to associate a socket with a port of a node in a network. The call originates from a kernel of the node. The kernel extension is configured to determine the port from the call. The kernel extension is configured to determine that the port is one of a plurality of ports for which the node has authority to modify firewall rules of a firewall of the network. The kernel extension is configured to modify firewall rules maintained by the firewall to allow communications for the port to the node through the firewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Radhika Chirra, Nikhil Hegde, Richard J. Knight, Rashmi Narasimhan
  • SECURE FIREWALL RULE FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20130091538
    Abstract: A kernel extension is configured to intercept a call to associate a socket with a port of a node in a network. The call originates from a kernel of the node. The kernel extension is configured to determine the port from the call. The kernel extension is configured to determine that the port is one of a plurality of ports for which the node has authority to modify firewall rules of a firewall of the network. The kernel extension is configured to modify firewall rules maintained by the firewall to allow communications for the port to the node through the firewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Radhika Chirra, Nikhil Hegde, Richard J. Knight, Rashmi Narasimhan