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US 11,444,838 · App. 17/379,923 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Techniques for network policies analysis in container frameworks

Inventors: Olgierd Stanislaw Pieczul (Dublin, IE); Robert Graham Clark (Clyde Hill, WA)
Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
H04L41/0893H04L41/12H04L47/20H04L67/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,444,838
App. No.
17/379,923
Filed
Jul 19, 2021
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2456
USPC
709/223
Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for query processing system that can, when queried, generate a result related to one or more connectivity paths and/or one or more network security rules. Network security rules and connectivity paths may be stored in corresponding data structures (e.g., sets of attributes) that may be utilized with a number of set operations. The user may issue a query requesting the system to apply a rule to a path, a set of rules to a set of paths, to identify if one set of rule(s) are equivalent to another set of rule(s), and the like. Utilizing this query processing system can enable a user to identify effects of one or more network rules with respect to traffic being allowed or restricted along particular connectivity paths between components of the system.

Claims (38)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining, by a computing device, a path data structure defining a network connectivity path between at least one pair of computing components of a network;

obtaining, by the computing device, a communication policy data structure defining a network security rule;

receiving a request identifying the network connectivity path and the network security rule;

identifying output data indicating whether the network security rule allows network traffic along the network connectivity path, the output data being identified based at least in part on executing a set of operations utilizing the path data structure and the communication policy data structure; and

responding to the request with the output data.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the communication policy data structure defines an egress rule that identifies a first set of one or more labels that identify one or more source components, a second set of one or more labels that identify a set of components to which the network traffic is allowed to be sent from the one or more source components, and one or more ports on which the network traffic is allowed.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the communication policy data structure defines an ingress rule that identifies a first set of one or more labels that identify one or more source components, a second set of one or more labels that identify a set of components from which the network traffic is allowed to be received, and one or more ports on which the network traffic is allowed.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the path data structure comprises two labels that define one or more unidirectional network connectivity paths, wherein each of the two labels corresponds to one or more computing components of the network.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the set of operations comprises matching a first attribute of the path data structure to a second attribute of the communication policy data structure, wherein the first attribute and the second attribute are sets of data.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the communication policy data structure is one of a set of communication policy data structures that comprise one or more ingress rules and one or more egress rules of the network.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the network is implemented within a cloud-computing environment.

8. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors causes the computing device to:

obtain a path data structure defining a network connectivity path between at least one pair of computing components of a network;

obtain a communication policy data structure defining a network security rule;

receive a request identifying the network connectivity path and the network security rule;

identify output data indicating whether the network security rule allows network traffic along the network connectivity path, the output data being

identified based at least in part on executing a set of operations utilizing the path data structure and the communication policy data structure; and

respond to the request with the output data.

9. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the communication policy data structure defines an egress rule that identifies a first set of one or more labels that identify one or more source components, a second set of one or more labels that identify a set of components to which network traffic is allowed to be sent from the one or more source components, and one or more ports on which the network traffic is allowed.

10. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the communication policy data structure defines an ingress rule that identifies a first set of one or more labels that identify one or more source components, a second set of one or more labels that identify a set of components from which network traffic is allowed to be received, and one or more ports on which the network traffic is allowed.

11. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the path data structure comprises two labels that define one or more unidirectional network connectivity paths, wherein each of the two labels corresponds to one or more computing components of the network.

12. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the set of operations comprises matching a first attribute of the path data structure to a second attribute of the communication policy data structure, wherein the first attribute and the second attribute are sets of data.

13. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the communication policy data structure is one of a set of communication policy data structures that comprise one or more ingress rules and one or more egress rules of the network.

14. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the network is implemented within a cloud-computing environment.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

obtain a path data structure defining a network connectivity path between at least one pair of computing components of a network;

obtain a communication policy data structure defining a network security rule;

receive a request identifying the network connectivity path and the network security rule;

identify output data indicating whether the network security rule allows network traffic along the network connectivity path, the output data being identified based at least in part on executing a set of operations utilizing the path data structure and the communication policy data structure; and

respond to the request with the output data.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the communication policy data structure defines an egress rule that identifies a first set of one or more labels that identify one or more source components, a second set of one or more labels that identify a set of components to which network traffic is allowed to be sent from the one or more source components, and one or more ports on which the network traffic is allowed.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the communication policy data structure defines an ingress rule that identifies a first set of one or more labels that identify one or more source components, a second set of one or more labels that identify a set of components from which network traffic is allowed to be received, and one or more ports on which the network traffic is allowed.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the path data structure comprises two labels that define one or more unidirectional network connectivity paths, wherein each of the two labels corresponds to one or more computing components of the network.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the set of operations comprises matching a first attribute of the path data structure to a second attribute of the communication policy data structure, wherein the first attribute and the second attribute are sets of data.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the communication policy data structure is one of a set of communication policy data structures that comprise one or more ingress rules and one or more egress rules of the network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2021
From: PIECZUL, OLGIERD STANISLAW; CLARK, ROBERT GRAHAM
To: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057098/0557 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17167591 · Feb 4, 2021
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