Software as a service scanning system and method for scanning web traffic
US9716701B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An endpoint computer includes a local client that transmits web traffic to a local proxy that also runs on the endpoint computer. The local proxy obtains a customer identity string that identifies a user of the local client as a paying customer of an SaaS scanning service provided by an SaaS scanning system. The local proxy inserts the customer identity string into the web traffic and thereafter transmits the web traffic to the SaaS scanning system, which authenticates the customer identity string before scanning the web traffic for web threats. The local client transmits the web traffic to the local proxy using a communication protocol and the local proxy can transmit the web traffic to the SaaS scanning system using the same or different communication protocol.
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