Secure shell (SSH) proxy for a platform-as-a-service system
US9900313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Implementations provide for a secure shell (SSH) proxy for a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system. A method of the disclosure includes receiving, by a processing device executing a Secure Shell (SSH) proxy server, a request to establish an SSH connection with a component of an application of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, the component is separate from the SSH proxy server, authenticating credentials provided as part of the request, establishing the SSH connection with a device originating the request, receiving, in view of authenticating the credentials and establishing the SSH connection, routing information for the application, the routing information comprising a location of a node of the multi-tenant PaaS system executing the application, establishing an internal communication session with an executing proxy of the node, and forward information conveyed over the SSH connection to the executing proxy via the internal communication session.
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