Systems, methods, and media for authorizing external network access requests
Mechanisms for authorizing requests to access a resource are provided, the methods comprising: receiving a request to access the resource at a hardware processor from an Internet Protocol (IP) address; determining whether a rule applies to the request to access the resource; in response to determining that a rule does not apply to the request to access the resource, sending a request for authorization; receiving a response to the request for authorization; and in response to the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized, providing a connection to the resource.
1. A method for authorizing requests to access a resource that is part of a local area network, comprising:
receiving a request to access the resource that is part of the local area network at a hardware processor that is also part of the local area network from an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is outside the local area network;
determining whether a rule applies to the request to access the resource;
in response to determining that a rule does not apply to the request to access the resource, sending a request for authorization;
receiving a response to the request for authorization, wherein the response to the request for authorization is based on a manual entry of a user; and
in response to the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized, providing a connection to the resource.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is part of one of a gateway and a router that is part of the local area network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for authorization is sent to an administrator device via an authorization server.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for authorization is sent directly to an administrator device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
blocking access to the resource by the IP address after a period of time from the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding the IP address to a whitelist.
7. A system for authorizing requests to access a resource that is part of a local area network, comprising:
a memory; and
a hardware processor that is coupled to the memory, that is also part of the local area network, and that is and configured to:
receive a request to access the resource that is part of the local area network from an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is outside the local area network;
determine whether a rule applies to the request to access the resource;
in response to determining that a rule does not apply to the request to access the resource, send a request for authorization;
receive a response to the request for authorization, wherein the response to the request for authorization is based on a manual entry of a user; and
in response to the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized, provide a connection to the resource.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is part of one of a gateway and a router that is part of the local area network.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the request for authorization is sent to an administrator device via an authorization server.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the request for authorization is sent directly to an administrator device.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
block access to the resource by the IP address after a period of time from the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
add the IP address to a whitelist.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor that is part of a local area network, cause the processor to perform a method for authorizing requests to access a resource that is part of the local area network, the method comprising:
receiving a request to access the resource that is part of the local area network from an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is outside the local area network;
determining whether a rule applies to the request to access the resource;
in response to determining that a rule does not apply to the request to access the resource, sending a request for authorization;
receiving a response to the request for authorization, wherein the response to the request for authorization is based on a manual entry of a user; and
in response to the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized, providing a connection to the resource.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is part of one of a gateway and a router that is part of the local area network.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the request for authorization is sent to an administrator device via an authorization server.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the request for authorization is sent directly to an administrator device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:
blocking access to the resource by the IP address after a period of time from the response to the request for authorization indicating that access is authorized.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:
adding the IP address to a whitelist.