Patent ID: 11949661
Assignee: ZSCALER, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A node in a cloud-based system comprising:
one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to
obtain predetermined criteria for selecting connectors for private application access in the cloud-based system, wherein the predetermined criteria specify which connectors to utilize when providing application access based on geographic data and performance, and wherein the predetermined criteria further specifies a tenant-based order for which connectors to utilize;
responsive to a request to access an application, by a user device, located in any of a public cloud, a private cloud, and an enterprise network, wherein the user device is remote over the Internet, determine a specific connector coupled to the application to utilize as the appropriate connector based on the predetermined criteria; and
responsive to a user of the user device being permitted to access the application, stitching together connections between the node, the application, and the user device to provide access to the application.