Method and apparatus for dynamic proxy insertion in network traffic flow
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsAmit Gupta, Geoffrey Baehr
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AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsAmit Gupta, Geoffrey Baehr
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In embodiments of the invention, a method and apparatus for dynamic proxy insertion in network traffic path is described. According to one or more embodiments of the invention, a request and/or response message may be modified to include one or more thru-proxy tags to identify a network (or traffic) node (e.g., a proxy, server, or intermediary). For example, a request directed to a server or a response directed to a client may be altered to insert a plurality of intermediate or final destination designations. In so doing, a path of a request or response may be altered dynamically. A thru-proxy tag in a response may be inserted in a related request to identify a destination or node such that the request is sent to the destination in the thru-proxy tag before being sent to an origin server. Thru-proxy tags may be used to identify multiple and/or alternate destinations.
In a computer system, a method of dynamically inserting a node in network traffic flow comprising:
A system comprising:
A computer program product comprising:
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