International Business Machines Corporation
MULTI-CHANNEL BASED JUST-IN-TIME FIREWALL CONTROL

Abstract:

A method for controlling the transfer of data through a firewall. The method includes one or more computer processors establishing a first communication channel between a first server and a second server. The method further includes transmitting, via the first communication channel, information related to a pending transmission of data from the first server to the second server. The method further includes receiving from the second server, via the first communication channel, a set of security information associated with accessing the second server via a second communication channel. The method further includes establishing the second communication channel between the first server and the second server based on the set of security information received from the second server. The method further includes transmitting the data from the first server to the second server utilizing the established second communication channel.