US 11,792,043 B2
Systems and methods for governing VPN access using a remote device in proximity to a VPN endpoint
Jonathan Karl Seanor, Nottingham (GB)
Assigned to Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,307.
Prior Publication US 2023/0041438 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 67/143 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 12/4641 (2013.01) [H04L 67/143 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for remote governance of a virtual private network (VPN) connection, the method comprising:
receiving, from a processing resource, a distance between a remote VPN access device and an endpoint device; and
modifying, by the processing resource, a VPN connection of the endpoint device based at least in part upon the distance between the remote VPN access device and the endpoint device, wherein the modifying is done according to a first modification process when the distance between the remote VPN access device and the endpoint device is less than a first threshold, and wherein the modifying is done according to a second modification process when the distance between the remote VPN access device and the endpoint device is greater than the first threshold and less than a second threshold; and
wherein the second modification process includes:
receiving, by the processing resource, a message from an endpoint management system physically separate from the endpoint device, wherein the message indicates a name of a VPN tunnel and authentication information; and
initiating, by the processing resource, a VPN connection between the VPN access device and the endpoint device using the name of the VPN tunnel and the authentication information.