Origin server cloaking using virtual private cloud network environments
US10938884B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An origin server that is implemented within one or more devices within a third party virtual private cloud (VPC) is provided herein. Instead of communicating with various CDNs over a public network, the third party VPC may instead communicate with a managed VPC via a private network. Thus, no gateway, network address translation (NAT), or other such devices may be needed for the third party VPC and the managed VPC to communicate. Rather, a VPC identifier of the managed VPC and a VPC identifier of the third party VPC are used to pair the two VPCs. Once paired, a private route is set up such that points from the private address space of the third party VPC to the private address space of the managed VPC. The managed VPC then communicates directly with the various CDNs via a public network.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.