US 11,995,038 B2
Data criticality-based network policy creation and consumption
Sriram Gopalakrishnan, Pune (IN); and Hrishikesh Ghatnekar, Pune (IN)
Assigned to VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,431.
Claims priority of application No. 202141052777 (IN), filed on Nov. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153270 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/17 (2019.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 43/028 (2022.01); H04L 43/50 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/1734 (2019.01) [G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 16/137 (2019.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); H04L 43/028 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01); H04L 63/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45579 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45587 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of performing services on a host computer on which a machine executes, the method comprising:
sending, to a file inspector, a first set of data associated with an event detected on the machine that is associated with a file stored on the machine;
receiving, from the file inspector, indication that the file stores confidential information; and
sending, to a context engine executing on the host computer separately from the machine, a second set of data associated with the file, the second set of data comprising the indication that the file stores confidential information, the context engine storing the second set of data for subsequent access by a service engine that executes on the host computer separately from the machine, the service engine using the second set of data including said indication to perform a service operation on data messages associated with the machine.