Patent ID: 7313618

Claim:
A system for securing access to a server computer, wherein the server computer is operable to process client requests from a client computer, the system comprising: a dispatcher; and a firewall having a dispatcher side and a server side that is distinct from the dispatcher side, the dispatcher being located on the dispatcher side of the firewall, the server computer being located on the server side of the firewall, wherein the firewall prevents any connections from being initiated from the dispatcher side of the firewall through the firewall to any computer on the server side of the firewall; wherein the dispatcher is operable to establish a static connection with the server computer through the firewall in response to a request initiated from the server side of the firewall, wherein the dispatcher is further operable to receive a client request from the client computer and to transmit the client request to the server computer through the static connection, and wherein the firewall prevents any requests from the dispatcher side of the firewall from crossing through the firewall except through a static connection established in response to a request initiated from the server side of the firewall.