Systems and methods for using an HTTP-aware client agent

US9692725B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Citrix Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Charu Venkatraman · Bengaluru, IN
• Junxiao He · Saratoga, US
• Ajay Soni · San Jose, US
• Nicholas Stavrakos · Los Altos, US
• Jeff Monks · Sunnyvale, US
• Fred Koopmans · Menlo Park, US
• Chris Koopmans · Sunnyvale, US
• Kapil Dakhane · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 10, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W8/245
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for using a client agent operating in a virtual private network environment to intercept HTTP communications. Methods include: intercepting at the network layer, by a client agent executing on a client, an HTTP request from an application executing on the client; modifying the HTTP request; and transmitting, via a transport layer connection, the modified HTTP request to a server. Additional methods may comprise adding, removing, or modifying at least one cookie in the HTTP request. Still other methods may comprise modifying at least one name-value pair contained in the HTTP request. Corresponding systems are also described.