Frederick Michael Nwokobia

US Patent:

7428746, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Sep 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/516930

Inventors:

Michael T. Engle - Union City NJ, US
Frederick Nwokobia - Union NJ, US
Bradley D. Noack - Hoboken NJ, US
Jerzy Makowiecki - Whitehouse Station NJ, US

Assignee:

Lehman Brothers Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
H04K 1/00
H04L 9/00

US Classification:

726 1, 726 9, 709219

Abstract:

A system and method to ensure that a remote computer making a VPN connection complies with network security policies. Server-driven security checks may be configured to verify compliance with each access level before access is granted at that level. The security checks may be selected based at least according to the information received from the remote computer. After the server determines that the remote computer complies with the security policy for the requested access level, the server may pass a token to the remote computer, or may grant VPN access to the remote computer. If the remote computer does not comply with the security policy associated with the requested access level but is in compliance with a security policy corresponding to a lower access level, the server may grant the remote computer access to the lower access level.

US Patent:

7428753, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Sep 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/516931

Inventors:

Michael T. Engle - Union City NJ, US
Frederick Nwokobia - Union NJ, US
Bradley D. Noack - Hoboken NJ, US
Jerzy Makowiecki - Whitehouse Station NJ, US

Assignee:

Lehman Brothers Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

726 12, 726 15, 709219

Abstract:

A system and method to ensure that a remote computer making a VPN connection complies with network security policies. Server driven security checks may be configured to verify compliance with each access level before access is granted at that level. The security checks may be selected based at least according to the information received from the remote computer. After the server determines that the remote computer complies with the security policy for the requested access level, the server may pass a token to the remote computer, or may grant VPN access to the remote computer. If the remote computer does not comply with the security policy associated with the requested access level but is in compliance with a security policy corresponding to a lower access level, the server may grant the remote computer access to the lower access level.

US Patent:

20070101405, May 3, 2007

Filed:

Jul 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/903941

Inventors:

Michael Engle - Union City NJ, US
Frederick Nwokobia - Union NJ, US
Bradley Noack - Hoboken NJ, US
Jerzy Makowiecki - Whitehouse Station NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
H04L 9/32
G06K 9/00
G06F 11/00
G06F 15/173
G06F 17/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16
G06F 12/14
H04K 1/00
G06F 12/16
G06F 7/04
G06F 15/18
G06F 7/58
G08B 23/00
G06K 19/00

US Classification:

726004000, 726025000, 726001000, 709225000, 726009000, 726005000, 726006000, 726007000

Abstract:

A system and method to ensure that a remote computer making a VPN connection complies with network security policies. Server-driven security checks may be configured to verify compliance with each access level before access is granted at that level. The security checks may be selected based at least according to the information received from the remote computer. After the server determines that the remote computer complies with the security policy for the requested access level, the server may pass a token to the remote computer, or may grant VPN access to the remote computer. If the remote computer does not comply with the security policy associated with the requested access level but is in compliance with a security policy corresponding to a lower access level, the server may grant the remote computer access to the lower access level.