Simulating a bot-net spanning a plurality of geographic regions
US9178903B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/144
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer systems and methods in various embodiments are configured to test the security of a server computer by simulating a wide range of attacks from one or more bot-nets. In an embodiment, a computer system including a memory; a processor in a home geographic region coupled to the memory; a plurality of network cards in the home geographic region, coupled to the processor and the memory; wherein each network card in the plurality of network cards is configured to send one or more requests to a remote server computer through a geographic region, of a plurality of geographic regions, that is different than the home geographic region; wherein, for each network card of the plurality of network cards, the processor is configured to store a geo-mapping, which indicates the certain geographic region the network card is configured to send the one or more requests to the remote server computer through.
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