Content delivery network protection from malware and data leakage
US10972487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) includes one or more cache servers communicatively coupled to end users for providing content thereto; and one or more origin servers communicatively coupled to the one or more cache servers through a plurality of nodes, the one or more cache servers are configured to receive traffic related to the content from the one or more origin servers through the one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes, based on one or more of a push technique and a pull technique, and the plurality of nodes are configured to monitor the traffic between the one or more origin servers and the one or more cache servers in an inline manner, process the traffic for malware and data leakage based on policy, and block the traffic responsive to detection of one or more of the malware and the data leakage, prior to traffic entering the CDN.
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