Patent ID: 9531754
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A policy server configured to secure a functionally associated computing platform comprising: a memory; and one or more processor in communication with the memory; the memory is configured to store computer executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processor, cause the one or more processor to provide: a direct secured tunnel administrator configured to establish a secure tunnel communication with said computing platform responsive to an intermittent connection request from said computing platform; a configuration manager configured to manage security settings and forward the settings along said tunnel; a secure internet-based graphical user interface (GUI) including security controls configured to control said configuration manager; a dynamic access lease manager including security controls configured-to generate an on-the-fly access lease to said computing platform, wherein the on-the-fly access lease defines provisions for accessing one or more firewall ports of said computing platform, wherein said provisions includes at least a lease duration for accessing one or more ports; a secure internet-based GUI including security controls configured to control said dynamic access lease manager; and control logic to coordinate activity between constituents of said policy server such that access to resources of said computing platform through an opening of said one or more firewall ports of said computing platform is triggered by the passing of an instruction from either said configuration manager or said dynamic access lease manager to the computing platform during a secure tunnel communication requested by said computing platform, wherein the access to resources of said computing platform is determined based on the generated on-the-fly access lease and the security settings.