US 12,231,399 B2
Distributed traffic steering and enforcement for security solutions
John Edward McDowall, Redwood City, CA (US); Nilesh Bansal, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Sharad Saha, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/684,299.
Application 17/684,299 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/246,160, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,665,139.
Prior Publication US 2022/0385631 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0218 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
encapsulate an original traffic header for a monitored flow from/to a host or a container;
reroute the flow from the host or the container to a security platform of a security service;
perform security analysis at the security platform using the original traffic header; and
reroute the flow back to the host or the container for routing to an original destination based on the original traffic header; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.