1. A valve comprising:
a. a body having a first port and a second port with a passage configured to flow a media extending between said first port and said second port, wherein said body has a flow-element positioned between said first port and said second port;
b. a stem secured to said flow-element and an actuator, wherein said stem extends through a stem port located on said body and is configured to actuate said flow-element;
c. a bonnet secured to said body; and,
d. a sealing assembly substantially adjacent to said stem and configured to fit within an annular space between said stem, said body, and said bonnet, said sealing assembly comprising:
i. a primary seal having a cavity between its inner and outer circumference, wherein said cavity comprises at least two sidewalls that are substantially orthogonal to a bottom wall;
ii. a primary shaft insert configured to fit within said cavity of said primary seal;
iii. a sealing element located above said primary seal;
iv. a bottom gasket;
v. a spacer seated on said sealing element; and,
vi. a force transmitting member configured to transfer an axial load to said primary shaft insert, wherein said primary shaft insert is configured to transfer said axial load radially to said primary seal creating at least one seal with the walls of said annular space.
2. The valve of claim 1, wherein said primary seal has a plurality of ribs located on the inner and outer circumference of said primary seal, wherein said ribs are configured to enact at least one seal with the walls of said annular space.
3. The valve of claim 2, wherein said cavity is a U-cup shape extending between the inner and outer circumference of the primary seal and from the top to the bottom of the primary seal.
4. The valve of claim 1, wherein said valve has a resistant liner secured to the surface of the valve.
5. The valve of claim 4, wherein said liner is secured to the surface of said valve by a series of dovetail groves and interlocking holes.
6. The valve of claim 1, wherein said body further comprises a first body half secured to a second body half, wherein a body joint is encapsulated within a liner on said body and located where said first body half is secured to said second body half.
7. The valve of claim 6, wherein said body joint has several ridges extending between the inner and outer circumference of said body joint capable of energizing when subject to a force.
8. The valve of claim 1, wherein said sealing assembly further comprises:
a. a secondary seal seated above said spacer, wherein said secondary seal has a cavity between its inner circumference and outer circumference and a plurality of ribs located on its inner and outer circumference, wherein said ribs are configured to enact at east one seal with the walls of said annular space; and,
b. a secondary shaft insert seated above said spacer, wherein said secondary shaft insert is configured to fit within said cavity of said secondary seal and to transfer said axial load from said force transmitting radially to said secondary seal creating at least one seal with the walls of said annular space.
9. The valve of claim 1, wherein a notched interface is provided between said bonnet and said body, said interface configured to eliminate rotational forces from being translated to the bonnet.
10. The valve of claim 1, wherein said spacer has an aperture and aligns with a leakoff connection on said valve.
11. The valve of claim 1, wherein said primary shaft insert substantially fills said cavity of said primary seal.
12. The valve of claim 1, wherein said primary shaft insert completely fills said cavity of said primary seal.
13. A stem seal assembly for a valve configured to fit within an annular space surrounding a valve stem, said stem seal assembly comprising:
a. a primary seal, wherein said primary seal has a cavity between its inner circumference and outer circumference, wherein said cavity comprises at least two sidewalls that are substantially orthogonal to a bottom wall;
b. a primary shaft insert configured to fit into said primary seal cavity;
c. a sealing element located above said primary seal;
d. a bottom gasket;
e. a spacer seated on said sealing element; and,
f. a force transmitting member seated above said primary seal and configured to transfer an axial load to said primary shaft insert, wherein said primary shaft insert is configured to transfer said axial load radially to said primary seal creating a seal with the walls of said annular space.
14. The stem seal assembly of claim 13 wherein said primary seal has a plurality of ribs located on the inner and outer circumference of said primary seal, wherein said ribs are configured to enact a seal with the walls of said annular space.
15. The stem seal assembly of claim 14 wherein said spacer has an aperture configured to align with a leakoff connection on said valve.
16. A stem seal assembly for a valve configured to fit within an annular space surrounding a valve stem, said stem seal assembly comprising:
a. a primary seal, wherein said primary seal has a U-cup shaped cavity between its inner circumference and outer circumference, wherein said cavity extends between the inner and outer circumference of the primary seal and from the top to the bottom of the primary seal;
b. a primary shaft insert configured to fit into said primary seal cavity;
c. a sealing element located above said primary seal;
d. a bottom gasket;
e. a secondary seal seated above said primary seal, wherein said secondary seal has a U-cup shaped cavity between its inner circumference and outer circumference, wherein said cavity extends between the inner and outer circumference of said secondary seal and from the top to the bottom of said secondary seal;
f. a secondary shaft insert seated above said primary seal and configured to fit into said secondary seal cavity;
g. a spacer located between said primary seal and said secondary seal; and,
h. a force transmitting member seated above said secondary seal and configured to transfer an axial load to said primary shaft insert and said secondary shaft insert, wherein said primary shaft insert is configured to transfer said axial load radially to said primary seal creating a seal with the walls of said annular space, wherein said secondary shaft insert is configured to transfer said axial load radially to said secondary seal creating a seal with the walls of said annular space.
17. The stem seal assembly of claim 16, wherein a plurality of ribs are located on the inner and outer circumference of said primary seal and secondary seal, wherein said ribs are configured to enact a seal with the walls of said annular space.
18. The stem seal assembly of claim 17, wherein said spacer has an aperture configured to align with a leakoff connection on said valve.
19. A valve comprising:
a. a body having:
i. a first port and a second port with a passage configured to flow a media extending between said first port and said second port, wherein said body has a flow-element positioned between said first port and said second port; and
ii. a first body half secured to a second body half, wherein a body joint is encapsulated in a liner on said body and located where said first body half is secured to said second body half; wherein said body joint has several ridges extending between the inner and outer circumference of said body joint and capable of energizing when subject to a force;
b. a stem secured to said flow-element and an actuator, wherein said stem extends through a stem port located on said body and is configured to actuate said flow-element;
c. a bonnet secured to said body; and,
d. a sealing assembly substantially adjacent to said stem and configured to fit within an annular space, said sealing assembly comprising:
i. a primary seal having a U-cup shaped cavity between its inner and outer circumference, wherein said primary seal has a plurality of ribs located on its inner and outer circumference that are configured to enact a seal with the walls of said annular space;
ii. a primary shaft insert configured to fit within said cavity of said primary seal;
iii. a sealing element located above said primary seal;
iv. a bottom gasket;
v. a spacer seated on said sealing element; and,
vi. a force transmitting member configured to transfer an axial load to said primary shaft insert, wherein said primary shaft insert is configured to transfer said axial load radially to said primary seal creating a seal with the walls of said annular space.
20. The valve of claim 19, wherein said sealing assembly further comprises:
a. a secondary seal seated above said spacer, wherein said secondary seal has a cavity between its inner circumference and outer circumference and a plurality of ribs located on its inner and outer circumference, wherein said ribs are configured to enact a seal with the walls of said annular space; and,
b. a secondary shaft insert seated above said spacer, wherein said secondary shaft insert is configured to fit within said cavity of said secondary seal and to transfer said axial load from said force transmitting radially to said secondary seal creating a seal with the walls of said annular space.
21. The valve of claim 19, wherein a notched interface is provided between said bonnet and said body, said interface configured to eliminate the translation of rotational forces to the bonnet.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method, comprising:
executing in parallel a plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms by utilizing at least one computing device, each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms generating a result;
scoring the results for each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms;
generating a consensus attack path based upon the scored results;
normalizing the results; and
aggregating the normalized results.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein aggregating the normalized results further comprises averaging the normalized results.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
adjusting the results based upon semantic differences of each algorithm.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms include content-based algorithms and timing-based algorithms.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the scoring results for each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms further comprises:
receiving a result of one of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms;
determining the type of result received;
normalizing the result based upon the type of result received;
identifying any semantic differences relating to the result received;
adjusting the result received based upon the semantic differences;
determining if each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has been received;
performing each of the receiving, determining, normalizing, identifying and adjusting steps if it is determined that each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has not been received; and
aggregating the results if it has been determined that each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has been received.
6. A system, comprising:
a plurality of hosts connected via links on a network;
at least one tap on the network to monitor traffic between at least two of the plurality of hosts, wherein the tap is configured to execute a plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms, each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms generating a result;
a computing system operatively coupled to the tap and configured to score the results for each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms, the computing system further configured to generate a consensus attack path based upon the scored results;
normalize the results; and
aggregate the normalized results.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the computing system is further configured to average the normalized results.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein the computing system is further configured to adjust the results based upon semantic differences of each algorithm.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms include content-based algorithms and timing-based algorithms.
10. The system of claim 6, wherein the computing system is further configured to:
receive a result of one of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms;
determine the type of result received;
normalize the result based upon the type of result received;
identify any semantic differences relating to the result received;
adjust the result received based upon the semantic differences;
determine if each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has been received;
perform each of the receiving, determining, normalizing, identifying and adjusting steps if it is determined that each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has not been received; and
aggregate the results if it has been determined that each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has been received.
11. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium incorporating computer-executable instructions, comprising:
one or more instructions for executing a plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms, each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms generating a result;
one or more instructions for scoring the results for each of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms, wherein the one or more instructions for scoring results further comprises one or more instructions for normalizing the results and one or more instructions for aggregating the normalized results; and
one or more instructions for generating a consensus attack path based upon the scored results.
12. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more instructions for aggregating the normalized results further comprise one or more instructions for averaging the normalized results.
13. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising:
one or more instructions for adjusting the results based upon semantic differences of each algorithm.
14. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms include content-based algorithms and timing-based algorithms.
15. The non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more instructions for scoring results, further comprises:
one or more instructions for receiving a result of one of the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms; one or more instructions for determining the type of result received;
one or more instructions for normalizing the result based upon the type of result received;
one or more instructions for identifying any semantic differences relating to the result received;
one or more instructions for adjusting the result received based upon the semantic differences;
one or more instructions for determining if each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has been received;
one or more instructions for performing each of the receiving, determining, normalizing, identifying and adjusting steps if it is determined that each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has not been received;
and one or more instructions for aggregating the results if it has been determined that each result from the plurality of stepping stone detection algorithms has been received.