Patent ID: 8732796

Claim:
One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having embodied thereon computer-useable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, facilitate a method for addressing security in a TCP-based asymmetrical network having a plurality of paths, the method comprising: at a security element, receiving a first handshake message on a path within the asymmetrical network, wherein the first handshake message is associated with an attempt to establish a first session; determining whether there is an entry for the first handshake message in a local state table associated with the security element; when there is no entry in the local state table for the first handshake message, then A) generating an entry in the local state table for the first handshake message, B) sending a notification of the first handshake message to a centralized computing platform that tracks handshake messages received by a plurality of security elements in the asymmetrical network, and C) allowing the first handshake message to pass along the path.