US 12,267,353 B2
Parallel network-based vulnerability scanning
Borhan Hosseini, Kirkland, WA (US); and Vlad George Coman, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US)
Filed by Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/597,654.
Application 18/597,654 is a continuation of application No. 17/670,242, filed on Feb. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,956,270.
Prior Publication US 2025/0039221 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 61/2539 (2022.01); H04L 61/2592 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1433 (2013.01) [H04L 61/2539 (2013.01); H04L 61/2592 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a scanning request identifying a first target address in a first target network;
accessing, by the computing device, a scanner instance;
generating, by the computing device and in response to the scanning request, a virtual network interface card (VNIC), the scanner instance and the virtual network interface card (VNIC) being in communication with a root routing namespace;
until the first target address has been scanned:
sending, by the computing device, one or more packets from the scanner instance to the first target address, the one or more packets being forwarded via the root routing namespace and the virtual network interface card (VNIC); and
decommissioning, by the computing device and in response to the first target address being scanned, the virtual network interface card (VNIC).