Patent ID: 11924221
Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor that is part of a local area network, cause the processor to perform a method for authorizing requests to access a resource that is part of the local area network, the method comprising:
receiving a request to access the resource that is part of the local area network from an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is outside the local area network;
determining whether a rule applies to the request to access the resource;
in response to determining that a rule does not apply to the request to access the resource, sending a request for authorization;
receiving a response to the request for authorization, wherein the response to the request for authorization is based on a manual entry of a user; and
in response to the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized, providing a connection to the resource.