Proxy that Switches from Light-Weight Monitor Mode to Full Proxy

摘要

The packets of a communication session between a first device and a second device are monitored at proxy device. A determination is made that full proxy services should be applied to the communication session at the proxy device. After the determination, a packet of a first exchange, the first exchange being initiated prior to the determination, is passed through the proxy device. After the determination, full proxy services are applied to a packet of a second exchange, the second exchange being initiated after the determination.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
passively monitoring, at a proxy device, packets passing through the proxy device of a communication session between a first device and a second device; determining full proxy services should be applied to the communication session at the proxy device; passing through the proxy device, after the determination that full proxy services should be applied, a packet of a first exchange initiated prior to the determination; actively applying at the proxy device, after the determination that full proxy services should be applied, full proxy services to a packet of a second exchange initiated after the determination.