US 11,729,620 B1
Managing and monitoring infrastructure access in networked environments
Carlos Ulderico Cirello Filho, Burlingame, CA (US); Justin Allan McCarthy, Redwood City, CA (US); and Britt Vandermast Crawford, Bend, OR (US)
Assigned to strongDM, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by strongDM, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/91,006.
Application 18/091,006 is a continuation of application No. 17/733,735, filed on Apr. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,546,763.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/12 (2018.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/08 (2013.01) [H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing access to network resources in a network using one or more processors that are configured to execute instructions, wherein the execution of the instructions enables performance of actions, comprising:
determining a first mesh agent configured to provide a client with ingress to an overlay network that includes a plurality of mesh agents;
determining a route in the overlay network for a request for a resource from the client that is received by the first mesh agent, wherein a last mesh agent in the route provides access to the resource;
generating a secure tunnel that includes one or more mesh agents on the route in the overlay network to enable access to the resource for the client, wherein the request is forwarded to the resource over the secure tunnel and validated at the one or more mesh agents that are on the route; and
repeatedly determining a validity of the secure tunnel, wherein a failure to validate the secure tunnel causes discard of the secure tunnel and disablement of the client's access to the resource.