System and method for managing denial of service attacks
US6851062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring and controlling the total number of SSL port resources that are allowed to be tied up by a malicious or inept client making multiple requests from a single IP address. Smart SSL handshake timeout detection is used to track and deny service to any SSL clients that do denial of service (DOS) attacks.
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