Patent ID: 6085084
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
In a communications network requiring a unique identifier for each network node, said communications network additionally requiring a first network node to specify said unique identifier of a second network node prior to allowing exchange of information between said first network node and said second network node, a network security system comprising: a network activity analyzer for for creating a disallowed network node identifiers list; said network activity analyzer in communication with a source of network activity connection records; said network activity connection records comprising at least said unique identifier of said first network node and said unique identifier of said second network node; said network activity analyzer accessing a list of unauthorized identifiers; each entry of said list of unauthorized identifiers comprising at least a said unique identifier of a network node known to exclusively perform unauthorized network activities; said network activity analyzer receiving said network activity connection records from said source of network activity connection records; for each received said network activity connection record, providing that said unique identifier of said first network node is contained in said list of unauthorized identifiers and also provided that said network activity analyzer determines that no attempt has been made within a predetermined amount of time to establish communication between said unique identifier of said second network node and a network node whose said unique identifier is not contained in said list of unauthorized identifiers, said network activity analyzer storing in said disallowed network node identifiers list an entry containing at least said unique identifier of said second network node.