INTERNET-BASED PROXY SERVICE TO LIMIT INTERNET VISITOR CONNECTION SPEED

摘要

A proxy server for limiting Internet connection speed of visitors that pose a threat. The proxy server receives from a client device a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The proxy server receives the request as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. If the proxy server determines that the visitor poses a threat, the proxy server reduces the speed at which the proxy server processes the request while keeping a connection to the client device open.

主权项

1. A method in a proxy server for limiting Internet connection speed of visitors that pose a threat, comprising:
receiving, from a client device, a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain as a result of a DNS (Domain Name System) request for the domain resolving to the proxy server, wherein the origin server is one of a plurality of origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities; analyzing the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to the request poses a threat; and responsive to a determination that the visitor belonging to the request poses a threat, reducing the speed at which the proxy server processes the request while keeping a connection to the client device open.