Patent ID: 8458769
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of protecting against security threats, the method operable in a content delivery network (CDN) managed by a content delivery network service provider on behalf of a plurality of participating content providers, wherein the CDN delivers content on behalf of the plurality of participating content providers, the method comprising: with at least one computer that includes circuitry forming at least one processor and that is associated with the CDN, receiving one or more first firewall settings from a first participating content provider that specify how a firewall is to operate with respect to requests for content of the first participating content provider that is being delivered via the CDN; with the at least one computer, receiving one or more second firewall settings from a second participating content provider that specify how a firewall is to operate with respect to requests for content of the second participating content provider that is being delivered via the CDN; communicating the one or more first firewall settings and the one or more second firewall settings from the at least one computer to a plurality of servers in the CDN; at one of the plurality of servers in the CDN, receiving a first request for content of the first participating content provider, and evaluating the first request using a firewall configured with the one or more first firewall settings; at one of the plurality of servers in the CDN, receiving a second request for content of the second participating content provider, and evaluating the second request using a firewall configured with the one or more second firewall settings.