Zscaler’s patented method involves protecting sensitive mobile applications from attacks by incorporating private application access software, deploying application connectors, authenticating users, and providing access through secure tunnels. The system routes traffic through a cloud-based system to prevent attacks, ensuring the security of private applications. GlobalData’s report on Zscaler gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Protecting sensitive mobile applications from attacks using secure tunnels
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US12015592B2) outlines a method for safeguarding sensitive applications accessed from a user's device against potential attacks. The method involves integrating private application access software into a mobile application on the user's device, enabling traffic associated with the mobile application to be directed to a cloud-based system. Additionally, virtual lightweight application connector instances are deployed in front of the private application, ensuring that only authenticated users can access the application. The system provides connection information to the mobile application and the application connector instances, allowing outbound connections on a per-application basis and routing traffic through the cloud-based system to protect the private application from potential attacks. Access to the private application is facilitated through secure tunnels, enhancing overall security measures.
Furthermore, the patent details the authentication process, where credentials provided through the mobile application are translated into access tokens at the cloud-based system, ensuring secure communication with the specific application connector associated with the private application. The method is applicable to various environments, including public clouds, private clouds, and enterprise networks, with specific mention of its use in a banking application. The incorporation of the private application access software can be achieved through a Software Development Kit (SDK) or a software library embedded within the mobile application, streamlining the process of translating login information into access tokens for authentication. The patent also covers the implementation of a cloud-based system, equipped with processors and memory to execute instructions for authenticating users, providing connection information, and ensuring secure access to private applications through mobile devices via secure tunnels, thereby enhancing the overall security posture of sensitive applications.
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