Proxying TCP fingerprints

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at a proxy server, a request from a source host, to establish a first communications connection between the source host and a destination host;
• establishing, by the proxy server, a second communications connection between the source host and the proxy server;
• determining a plurality of fingerprint values specific to the source host;
• wherein the plurality of fingerprint values specific to the source host is determined based on, at least in part, a SYN packet communicated from the source host to the proxy server during a three-way handshake process performed to establish the second communications connection;
• establishing by the proxy server, using at least the plurality of fingerprint values specific to the source host, a third communications connection between the proxy server and the destination host;
• facilitating, by the proxy server, communications between the source host and proxy server via the second communications connection and between the proxy server and the destination host via the third communications connection.

A computer-readable storage media storing one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:

• receiving, at a proxy server, a request from a source host, to establish a first communications connection between the source host and a destination host;
• establishing, by the proxy server, a second communications connection between the source host and the proxy server;
• determining a plurality of fingerprint values specific to the source host;
• wherein the plurality of fingerprint values specific to the source host is determined based on, at least in part, a SYN packet communicated from the source host to the proxy server during a three-way handshake process performed to establish the second communications connection;
• establishing by the proxy server, using at least the plurality of fingerprint values specific to the source host, a third communications connection between the proxy server and the destination host;
• facilitating, by the proxy server, communications between the source host and proxy server via the second communications connection and between the proxy server and the destination host via the third communications connection.