US 12,381,917 B2
Systems and methods for validating, maintaining, and visualizing security policies
Sandip Shah, Fremont, CA (US); and Robert Ling, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/712,528.
Prior Publication US 2023/0319115 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/205 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for updating a policy by a policy manager, comprising:
selecting, by the policy manager, a policy entry in the policy that comprises an input representative of user-specified criteria to identify network traffic and an implementation representative of actual criteria, to identify network traffic;
determining whether or not to perform a validation of the policy entry by comparing the user-specified criteria of the policy entry and the actual criteria of the policy entry;
in response to the user-specified criteria matching the actual criteria of the policy entry, updating the policy entry with a successful status without performing a validation of the policy and storing the updated policy entry in the policy; and
in response to the user-specified criteria not matching the actual criteria of the policy entry:
performing a validation of the policy entry;
updating the policy entry with a status based on the validation; and
storing the updated policy entry in the policy.