Filtering of authenticated synthetic transactions

A server configured to provide a first networked application, the server comprising:

• a network interface configured to receive a plurality of requests for the first networked application, wherein the plurality of requests includes a first synthetic transaction;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and configured to:
• identify the first synthetic transaction based on a first synthetic token in a header of the first synthetic transaction;
• compare the first synthetic token to a pre-determined value for the first networked application;
• and
• exclude the first synthetic transaction from usage monitoring in response to determining that the first synthetic token corresponds to the pre-determined value for the first networked application.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

• receive a plurality of requests for a first networked application, wherein the plurality of requests includes a first synthetic transaction;
• analyzing a respective header of each of the plurality of requests;
• identify a first synthetic token in the respective header of the first synthetic transaction in response to analyzing the respective header of each of the plurality of requests;
• compare the first synthetic token to a pre-determined value for the first networked application;
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• filter the first synthetic transaction to bypass usage monitoring in response to determining that the first synthetic token corresponds to the pre-determined value for the first networked application.