CPC H04L 61/2575 (2013.01) [H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 2101/668 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
identifying, by a virtual network device, a cloud provider associated with the virtual network device,
wherein the virtual network device is an application level network device;
providing, by the virtual network device, a request for public network addresses and private network addresses associated with the cloud provider;
receiving, by the virtual network device, the public network addresses and the private network addresses from the cloud provider based on the request;
generating, by the virtual network device, a translation table that maps the public network addresses and the private network addresses; and
utilizing, by the virtual network device, the translation table to establish a secure communication between an endpoint device and a server device,
wherein the secure communication is associated with at least one packet that requires an inner payload network address change.
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