Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Restrict communications to device based on internet access
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Application No.: US16133586Application Date: 2018-09-17
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Publication No.: US10944719B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Peter Hansen , Andrew Brown
- Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Patent Department
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; G06F21/57 ; H04L12/24

Abstract:
Examples disclosed herein relate to securing a controller of a device. The controller is to determine whether a network interface of the device is connected to the Internet. Communications are restricted on the network interface in response to the port having access to the Internet. In some examples, the restriction can be related to a vulnerability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200092256A1 RESTRICT COMMUNICATIONS TO DEVICE BASED ON INTERNET ACCESS Public/Granted day:2020-03-19
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