Patent ID: 8261318
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: forming a request of a security policy server for security configuration information; causing a security gateway to (a) receive the request in an Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) network message, (b) treat the request received in the ISAKMP network message as opaque data, and (c) send the request to the security policy server; receiving the security configuration information from the security gateway; using the security configuration information to establish secure network communications; wherein causing the security gateway to receive the ISAKMP network message comprises sending the ISAKMP network message to the security gateway; wherein causing the security gateway to treat the request received in the ISAKMP network message as opaque data comprises associating the request with a tag in the ISAKMP network message sent to the security gateway, the tag indicating that the request is to be treated as opaque data; and wherein the method is performed by a computing device.