Socket tunneling connections in a service provider environment
US10645172B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/168
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technology is described for communicating with a computer instance. A request may be received to create a session connection between a computing instance with a messaging service that operates in a computing service environment. The session connection may be created between the agent running on the computing instance and the messaging service. A socket tunneling connection may be generated to replace the session connection. The socket tunneling connection may be between the agent and the messaging service. Message data streams may be passed between the agent and the messaging service over the socket tunneling connection. An instruction received from a client device may be forwarded to the computing instance over a second socket tunneling connection created with the client device. Command output received from the computing instance over the second socket tunneling connection may be forwarded. The output may result from an execution of the instruction at the computing instance.
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