US 12,425,441 B2
Systems and methods for protecting pod deployment
Alexei Kravtsov, Petah Tikva (IL); Idan Frimark, Tzora (IL); and Erez Fishhimer, Tel-Aviv (IL)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,348.
Application 18/349,348 is a continuation of application No. 17/335,848, filed on Jun. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,700,274.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/145,579, filed on Feb. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353593 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1433 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/205 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
generating, prior to a deployment of a pod, a profile;
associating the profile with a deployment rule;
analyzing conditions of the deployment rule using a plurality of pod policies, wherein the plurality of pod policies is associated with the pod; and
determining whether to allow the deployment of the pod in response to analyzing the conditions of the deployment rule.