Inventors:
Robert Poling - La Mesa CA, US
Mary Nielsen - San Diego CA, US
Robert Scott - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:
Quest Software, Inc. - Aliso Viejo CA
International Classification:
G06F 21/20, H04L 9/32
US Classification:
726 12, 726 13, 726 14, 709224, 709225, 709229
Abstract:
A protocol management system is capable of detecting certain message protocols and applying policy rules to the detected message protocols that prevent intrusion, or abuse, of a network's resources. In one aspect, a protocol message gateway is configured to apply policy rules to high level message protocols, such as those that reside at layer 7 of the ISO protocol stack.