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Method and system for mitigation of distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks

US9674217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2016
Grant dateJun 6, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 26, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1416
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for mitigating the effects of malicious internet traffic, including DDOS attacks and email bombs, by utilizing a DNS Traffic Analyzer and Firewall to analyze network traffic intended for a DNS server and preventing some network traffic from accessing the DNS server.

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