1. A system, comprising:
a token server in communication with a remote computer via an external communication network to allow the remote computer access to an internal communication network, the remote computer gaining access by transmitting an access token to a bridge server connected to the internal communication network and external communication network, wherein the token server is not connected to the internal communication network,
the token server configured to receive from the remote computer (a) an access request to connect to the internal communication network, (b) configuration information representing a configuration state of the remote computer, the configuration information based at least on the access request, and (c) additional configuration information representing the configuration state of the remote computer if the remote computer is not in compliance with a security policy,
the token server further configured to determine remote computer compliance with the security policy based at least on the information received from the remote computer and to transmit the access token to the remote computer if the remote computer is in compliance with the security policy.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the token server is configured to deny access to the internal communication network if the received additional configuration information of the remote computer includes a prohibited configuration state.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the access token expires after a predetermined period of time.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the access request includes a requested access level, the requested access level selected from a plurality of access levels maintained by the internal communication network, each of the plurality of access levels authorizing a level of access to a network resource.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the transmitted access token includes a granted access level.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the granted access level is not the requested access level when, based on the received configuration information, the remote computer does not comply with a security policy associated with the requested access level but does comply with a security policy associated with the granted access level.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the access request includes a requested user profile, the user profile corresponding to a requested access level of a server on the internal communication network.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the token server is further configured to evaluate the access request for compliance with at least one of a plurality of access levels of the server on the internal communication network, the at least one of the plurality of access levels being based, in part, on the requested user profile and the configuration information of the remote computer.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein the transmitted access token includes a granted user profile.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the granted user profile is not the requested user profile when, based on the received configuration information, the remote computer does not comply with a security policy associated with the requested user profile but does comply with a security policy associated with the granted user profile.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the access request includes a validation token request.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the token server is further configured to transmit to the remote computer instructions about one or more remedial actions to be performed by the remote computer if the remote computer is not in compliance with the security policy.
13. A system, comprising:
a remote computer in communication with a token server via an external communication network to obtain an access token to access an internal communication network by transmitting the access token to a bridge server connected to the internal communication network and the external communication network, wherein the token server is not connected to the communication internal network,
the remote computer configured to transmit to the token server (a) an access request, (b) configuration information representing a configuration state of the remote computer, the configuration information based at least on the access request, and (c) additional configuration information representing the configuration state of the remote computer if the remote computer is not in compliance with a security policy,
the remote computer further configured to repeat the transmitting of additional configuration information until the access token is received from the token server and to transmit the received access token to the bridge server to access the internal communication network.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the access token expires after a predetermined period of time.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the access request includes a requested access level, the requested access level selected from a plurality of access levels maintained by the internal communication network, each of the plurality of access levels authorizing a level of access to a network resource.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the received access token includes a granted access level.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the granted access level is not the requested access level when, based on the transmitted configuration information, the remote computer does not comply with a security policy associated with the requested access level but does comply with a security policy associated with the granted access level.
18. The system of claim 13, wherein the access request includes a requested user profile, the user profile corresponding to a requested access level of a server on the internal communication network.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the token server is configured to evaluate the access request for compliance with at least one of a plurality of access levels of the server on the internal communication network, the at least one of the plurality of access levels being based, in part, on the requested user profile and the configuration information of the remote computer.
20. The system of claim 18, wherein the received access token includes a granted user profile.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein the granted user profile is not the requested user profile when, based on the transmitted configuration information, the remote computer does not comply with a security policy associated with the requested user profile but does comply with a security policy associated with the granted user profile.
22. The system of claim 13, wherein the access request includes a validation token request.
23. The system of claim 13, wherein the remote computer is further configured to perform one or more remedial actions if the remote computer is not in compliance with the security policy.
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 fascia vent comprising:
an elongated fascia board having a thickness, an outside face, an inside face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the fascia board being sized for installation along a lower edge of a roof with at least part of its inside face exposed to an attic beneath the roof;
a plurality of vent pockets formed through the inside face of the fascia board, each of the plurality of vent pockets being substantially defined by a back wall, an upper sidewall, and lateral sidewalls of the vent pocket between the outside face and the inside face of the fascia board, with the fascia board between the upper sidewall and the top edge being a substantially solid material between the outside face and the inside face; and
an elongated slot formed in and extending along a lower portion of the fascia board and being exposed to ambient atmosphere, the slot extending into the material of the fascia board a distance sufficient to intersect the plurality of vent pockets thereby forming a flow path between the ambient atmosphere and the plurality of vent pockets.
2. The fascia vent of claim 1 and wherein the plurality of vent pockets comprise a plurality of spaced vent pockets.
3. The fascia vent of claim 2 and wherein the vent pockets are substantially rectangular.
4. The fascia vent of claim 2 and wherein the vent pockets are spaced apart by ribs.
5. The fascia vent of claim 4 and wherein at least some of the ribs are wider than other ones of the ribs.
6. The fascia vent of claim 5 and wherein the wider ribs are spaced so that a wider rib aligns with a corresponding roof rafter when the fascia vent is installed.
7. The fascia vent of claim 6 and wherein the wider ribs are spaced approximately eight inches apart on center.
8. The fascia vent of claim 6 and further comprising indicia indicating the locations of the wider ribs to an installer during installation of the fascia vent.
9. The fascia vent of claim 8 and wherein the indicia comprises grooves formed in the top edge of the fascia board at locations of the wider ribs, the grooves being visible from the outside face of the fascia vent.
10. The fascia vent of claim 1 and wherein the elongated slot is formed along the bottom edge of the fascia board.
11. The fascia vent of claim 10 and wherein the elongated slot is bounded by an exterior leg and an interior leg.
12. The fascia vent of claim 11 and wherein the interior leg is longer than the exterior leg.
13. The fascia vent of claim 12 and wherein the elongated slot has a width and wherein the difference between the length of the interior leg and the exterior leg is substantially the same as the width of the elongated slot.
14. The fascia vent of claim 1 and further comprising a mesh screen interposed in the flow path to preventingress of insects and debris.
15. The fascia vent of claim 14 and wherein the mesh screen is positioned within the elongated slot.
16. The fascia vent of claim 1 and wherein the fascia board has ends and wherein the ends are formed with mating features for joining a fascia vent to a substantially similar fascia vent at their ends.
17. The fascia vent of claim 16 and wherein the mating features are cooperating half-laps.
18. The fascia vent of claim 1 and further comprising a mesh screen on the inside face of the fascia board, at least portions of the mesh screen extending into the plurality of vent pockets to preventingress of insects into the vent pockets.
19. The fascia vent of claim 1 and wherein the elongated slot is formed along the bottom edge of the fascia board and is bounded by an outside leg and an inside leg and wherein at least one of the legs is shaped to form an aerodynamic inlet to the elongated slot.
20. The fascia vent of claim 19 and wherein the outside leg is shorter than the inside leg and the inside leg includes an outwardly projecting curved lip that at least partially bounds the aerodynamic inlet.
21. The fascia vent of claim 20 and wherein the outside leg is formed with a curved inner edge that at least partially bounds the aerodynamic inlet.
22. A fascia vent comprising:
an elongated fascia board having a thickness, an outside face, an inside face, a top edge, a bottom edge, and ends, the fascia board being sized for installation along a lower edge of a roof with at least part of its inside face exposed to an attic beneath the roof;
a plurality of spaced apart vent pockets disposed along the inside face of the fascia board, each of the plurality of vent pockets extending through the inside face and into the fascia board a distance less than the thickness of the fascia board and being substantially defined by a back wall within the fascia board, an upper side wall extending from the back wall to the inside face of the fascia board, and spaced apart laterally extending ribs projecting from the back wall to the inside face of the fascia board; and
a slot extending along the bottom edge of the fascia board and being exposed to ambient atmosphere when the fascia vent is installed along a lower edge of a roof;
the slot extending into the fascia board a distance sufficient to intersect at least some of the plurality of vent pockets thereby forming a flow path between the slot and the vent pockets intersected by the slot.
23. The fascia vent of claim 22 further comprising a material disposed in the flow path and being configured to inhibit movement of insects from the slot to the vent pockets intersected by the slot.
24. The fascia vent of claim 22 wherein the distance between the spaced apart ribs is selected so that one of the spaced apart ribs can be aligned with each of a plurality of roof rafters when the fascia vent is installed along a lower edge of a roof.
25. The fascia vent of claim 24 wherein ribs that can be aligned with roof rafters are wider than ribs that do not align with roof rafters when the fascia vent is installed along a lower edge of a roof.
26. The fascia vent of claim 25 further comprising indicia on the fascia board visible from the outside face thereof for indicating the locations of the wider ribs to an installer as an aid to aligning the wider ribs with corresponding roof rafters when installing the fascia vent along the lower edge of a roof.
27. The fascia vent of claim 22 further comprising features at the ends of the fascia board to facilitate the joining together of two substantially similar fascia boards in an end-to-end relationship along a lower edge of a roof.
28. The fascia vent of claim 27 wherein the features are formed in the material of the fascia board.
29. The fascia vent of claim 28 wherein the features comprise cooperating half-laps.
30. A roof structure on a dwelling comprising:
a plurality of roof rafters having ends;
a roof deck supported atop the roof rafters overlying an attic space;
a fascia vent secured to the ends of the rafters and extending along an edge of the roof structure;
the fascia vent formed of a substantially solid material and having a thickness, an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a bottom edge, the interior surface being formed with a plurality of vent pockets extending into the material of the fascia vent, each of the plurality of vent pockets being substantially defined by a back wall, an upper sidewall, and lateral sidewalls of the vent pocket within the fascia vent, the upper sidewall and lateral sidewalls comprising the substantially solid material between the exterior surface and the interior surface;
a slot formed along a lower portion of the fascia vent, the slot being exposed to ambient air and extending into the material of the fascia vent a distance sufficient to intersect with at least some of the plurality of vent pockets;
the slot and the vent pockets intersected thereby forming a flow path for ambient air to enter the attic space beneath the roof deck.
31. The roof structure of claim 30 and wherein the slot is formed along the bottom edge of the fascia vent and is bounded by an exterior leg adjacent the exterior surface of the fascia vent and an interior leg adjacent the interior surface of the fascia vent.
32. The roof structure of claim 31 and wherein the exterior leg is shorter than the interior leg.
33. The roof structure of claim 32 and wherein the slot has a width and wherein the difference between the length of the interior leg and the exterior leg is substantially the same as the width of the slot.
34. The roof structure of claim 30 and wherein the fascia vent is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, plastic composite, plastic with a filler, wood, wood composite, polyvinylchloride, foamed polyvinylchloride, and polyvinylchloride with a foamed core and a non-foamed skin.
35. The roof structure of claim 30 and wherein the slot and vent pockets are sized to provide a predetermined net free ventilating area per foot of fascia vent.
36. The roof structure of claim 35 and wherein the net free ventilating area is between about 6 square inches per linear foot of fascia vent and about 12 square inches per linear foot of fascia vent.
37. The roof structure of claim 36 and wherein the net free ventilation area is about 9 square inches per linear foot of fascia vent.