Adaptive Firewall Configuration via User Equipment Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring firewalls in local area communication networks, especially home gateways, is challenging due to the need for customized rules that balance security and service operation, often requiring advanced computing knowledge and lacking adaptive solutions for specific user equipment connected to the network.
Innovation Solution
A method that analyzes user equipment characteristics in the network to automatically generate and update firewall configuration rules based on a predetermined model, allowing for tailored and adaptive security settings, with administrator validation and regular monitoring to ensure accurate and efficient configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration of firewall rules is performed, then customized security rules can be created for specific user equipment, but it requires advanced computing knowledge and is complex to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The firewall configuration system automatically performs self-service by detecting user equipment characteristics and generating appropriate configuration rules without requiring manual intervention. The system analyzes equipment types, services, and network behavior to autonomously create customized firewall rules, eliminating the need for administrators to have advanced computing knowledge while maintaining reliable security protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual configuration process with an automated information processing system. Instead of manually analyzing equipment characteristics and creating rules, the system uses automatic detection, analysis algorithms, and rule generation mechanisms to substitute the manual configuration process, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining security effectiveness.
2Ease of operation
If predefined configuration modes are used, then the firewall can be easily configured with simple modes, but it only allows global configuration for all services and cannot adapt to specific user equipment features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating customized firewall configuration rules specific to each user equipment rather than applying a single global configuration to all devices. The system analyzes individual equipment characteristics such as device type, running services, and network behavior to generate equipment-specific rules, thereby achieving both ease of operation through automation and adaptability through customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The firewall configuration is made dynamic by continuously monitoring user equipment characteristics and automatically updating configuration rules when changes are detected. The system adapts to changing network conditions, equipment states, and service deployments in real-time, transitioning from static predefined modes to dynamic adaptive configuration that maintains both simplicity and versatility.
3Reliability
If strict firewall rules are applied, then host equipment becomes more resistant to attacks, but the operation of services deployed by client equipment may be worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts firewall rule parameters based on analyzed characteristics of user equipment and observed network behavior. Instead of applying uniformly strict rules, the system modifies rule parameters such as port access, protocol restrictions, and connection limits according to equipment type, service requirements, and legitimate traffic patterns, thereby maintaining attack resistance while preserving service operation productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring service traffic patterns and legitimate network behavior, then using this information to adjust firewall rule strictness. The feedback loop allows the system to identify and permit legitimate service operations while maintaining strict filtering against actual threats, thereby balancing attack resistance with service productivity through continuous adaptation.
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AI summary
A method for configuring a firewall equipment in a first communication network managed by an access equipment for accessing a second communication network. Such a method implements: obtaining characteristic information of a user equipment in the first network by analyzing its active interfaces in the network; generating configuration rules for configuring the firewall equipment on the basis of the obtained features and of a predetermined configuration model; and transmitting, to the firewall equipment, an update command message to update a configuration, including the determined configuration rules.