Method and apparatus for optimizing hypertext transfer protocol (“HTTP”) uniform resource locator (“URL”) filtering service

摘要

A method for handling hyper-text transfer protocol (“HTTP”) requests from client devices is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an HTTP request from a client device to connect to a destination server. It further comprises extracting a plurality of HTTP headers from the HTTP request using a gateway device in accordance with a user defined configuration to create a subset of the request. Next, it comprises forwarding the subset to an external security device from the gateway device to perform URL policy processing using the request. Finally, it comprises based on a received result of the URL policy processing, transmitting the client request to the destination server.

主权项

1. A method of handling hyper-text transfer protocol (“HTTP”) requests from client devices, said method comprising:
receiving an HTTP request from a client device to connect to a destination server; extracting a plurality of HTTP headers from said HTTP request using a gateway device to create a subset; forwarding said subset to an external security device from said gateway device, said subset usable for policy processing using said request; based on a received result of said policy processing, transmitting said client request for receipt by destination server; and configuring said gateway device to control a number of connections with said external security device.