METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXPLORING NETWORK TRAFFIC IN A SECURE WAY

摘要

P A method and system for implementing secure network communications between a first device and a second device, at least one of the devices communicating with the other device via a firewall device, are provided. The method and system may include obtaining an encryption setting which is shared by the first device, the second device and the firewall device. A data packet transmitted by the first device can then be copied to the firewall device, so that decryption of the copy of the data packet within a section of the firewall device can occur. In particular, the section of the firewall device in which the decryption takes place is defined in such a way that the content of the section is inaccessible to an operator of the firewall device. Thus, an exploration of the decrypted copy of the data packet to verify compliance with a predetermined criterion can be carried out inside the firewall device, without it being possible for an operator of the firewall device to access the content of the data packet to be transmitted. The original data packet can then be sent to its original recipient. / P