US 7,925,692 B2 · Method and system for testing internet software

Abstract

A simulated internet is connected to a corporate network to more easily and effectively facilitate testing the impact of internet security devices and settings on internet software. The simulated internet has communications pathways between two firewall devices, a web proxy and a publishing firewall, that also protect the corporate network. A test web server on the corporate network is published to the simulated internet by the publishing firewall through reverse proxy as a unique internet name that only exists on the simulated internet One or more test client machines on the corporate network are configured to use the forward proxy firewall of the corporate web proxy to access the unique internet name. With this configuration all the pieces are in place for what the Internet does, except the simulated internet is a private internet under the control of the software tester.

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Dependent claims

A system for conducting tests on internet software, the system comprising:

a corporate network, said corporate network further comprising;
at least one test web server;
a test automation system for controlling the testing;
and
at least one test client machine;
a simulated internet connected to said corporate network, said simulated internet further comprising;
a test web proxy having a connection to said corporate network;
a test publishing firewall having a connection to said corporate network;
and
a test domain name server;
wherein said at least one test web server on said corporate network is published to said simulated internet by said test publishing firewall through reverse proxy as a first domain name that only exists on said simulated internet, wherein said at least one test client machine through said test web proxy and said test domain name server can access said at least one test web server via said simulated internet through said first domain name.

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A computer-implemented method for conducting tests on internet software, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) configuring a simulated internet that acts like the Internet with communication paths between a test web proxy and a test publishing firewall that both protect a corporate network;
(b) providing domain name resolution for servers connected to said simulated internet;
(c) publishing by said test publishing firewall at least one test web server on said corporate network to said simulated internet with a first domain name for said at least one test web server that only exists on said simulated internet;
(d) configuring at least one test client machine to use said test web proxy to access said at least one test web server via said first domain name;
and
(e) conducting the tests on the internet software under the control of a test automation system on said corporate network through said simulated internet.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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