Patent ID: 9503428
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: generating, using a processor of a device, a first proxy and a first proxy companion paired with the first proxy; providing the first proxy from the device to a host data processing system for installation therein; wherein the first proxy in the host data processing system and the first proxy companion communicate; detecting a proxy change event from the host data processing system indicating that the first proxy is compromised within the host data processing system; and responsive to the detecting, generating, using the processor of the device, a second proxy and a second proxy companion paired with the second proxy and providing the second proxy from the device to the host data processing system for installation therein; wherein the first and second proxies are programs configured to execute in the host data processing system, and the first and second proxy companions are programs configured to execute in the device.