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Assessing vulnerability to denial-of-service attacks

US12212594B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2021
Grant dateJan 28, 2025
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1483
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure describes techniques that include evaluating websites and web services to identify those that are at risk for a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes interacting, by an assessment computing system, with a target computing system, wherein interacting includes issuing a plurality of requests to the target computing system and receiving a plurality of responses to the plurality of requests; identifying, by the assessment computing system and based on the plurality of responses, a plurality of latency values that are attributable to processing performed by the target computing system; and determining, by the assessment computing system and based on the plurality of latency values, whether the target computing system is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack.

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