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Mechanism for distributed rate limiting

US9432331B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2014
Grant dateAug 30, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1458
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for distributed rate limiting is provided. The method includes detecting, in a first communication received by an application, a suspicious behavior, the first communication having traveled through a network to the application, the detecting performed by a rate limiter coupled to the application. The method includes communicating, from a blocking analytics module associated with the application, to a blocker located in the network, information regarding an origin of the first communication. The method includes blocking, at the blocker located in the network, further communication having a same origin as the origin of the first communication.

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