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(43) Date of publication: 04.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/18 (21) Application number: 20757053.2 (22) Date of filing: 26.07.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 29/08(2006.01) G06F 9/455(2018.01) H04L 12/721(2013.01) H04L 29/06(2006.01) G06F 9/50(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 67/327; H04L 69/22; G06F 9/5038; G06F 9/5083; H04L 45/66 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/043649 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/086462 (06.05.2021 Gazette 2021/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 30.10.2019 US 201916668477 30.10.2019 US 201916668485 30.10.2019 US 201916668505 (71) Applicant: VMware, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors: TIDEMANN, Jeremy Urbana, IL 61801 (US) POLYCHRONOPOULOS, Constantine Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US) BORDELEAU, Marc-André QC G9P 2Y9 (CA) CHOH, Edward Richmond, CA V7A 2S9 (CA) GUPTA, Ojas Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US) KIDD, Robert Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US) KOMMULA, Raja Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US) OIKONOMOU, Georgios 264 42 (GR) ZHAO, Mingjie Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US) (74) Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP  15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)