Proxy direct connect

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a proxy server, from a residential endpoint proxy, an endpoint request to confirm user credentials for authenticating a communications connection between a source host and the residential endpoint proxy;
• determining, by the proxy server, based on the endpoint request, whether the user credentials for authenticating a communications connection between a source host and the residential endpoint proxy are valid;
• in response to determining that the user credentials are valid, determining communications connection properties for the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy, the communications connection properties comprising one or more limits on the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy, at least one of the one or more limits comprising a maximum connection speed or a maximum number of concurrent connections;
• transmitting the communications connection properties for the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy to the residential endpoint proxy to cause:
• the residential endpoint proxy to apply the communications connection properties to the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy;
• the residential endpoint proxy to transmit, to a destination host, a user request to connect to the destination host;
• and
• the residential endpoint proxy to establish a proxy direct communications connection between the source host and the destination host via the communications connection and a preemptive communications connection between the residential endpoint proxy and the destination host, wherein the proxy direct communications connection bypasses the proxy server.

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, by a proxy server, from a residential endpoint proxy, an endpoint request to confirm user credentials for authenticating a communications connection between a source host and the residential endpoint proxy;
• determining, by the proxy server, based on the endpoint request, whether the user credentials for authenticating a communications connection between a source host and the residential endpoint proxy are valid;
• in response to determining that the user credentials are valid, determining communications connection properties for the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy, the communications connection properties comprising one or more limits on the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy, at least one of the one or more limits comprising a maximum connection speed or a maximum number of concurrent connections;
• transmitting the communications connection properties for the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy to the residential endpoint proxy to cause:
• the residential endpoint proxy to apply the communications connection properties to the communications connection between the source host and the residential endpoint proxy;
• the residential endpoint proxy to transmit, to a destination host, a user request to connect to the destination host;
• and
• the residential endpoint proxy to establish a proxy direct communications connection between the source host and the destination host via the communications connection and a preemptive communications connection between the residential endpoint proxy and the destination host, wherein the proxy direct communications connection bypasses the proxy server.