Containerized SSL VPN Benchmarking for Faster Performance Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional testing of SSL VPN implementations is time-consuming and expensive, lacking a cost-effective and efficient method for companies to verify and compare different cybersecurity vendor solutions, leading to potential misalignment between vendor-provided performance data and actual system performance.
Innovation Solution
Employing containerized orchestration technology to automate SSL VPN benchmarking, enabling scalable and efficient testing of multiple devices under test (DUTs) through containerized applications and workloads that simulate various network interactions, allowing for extensive and comparative performance evaluation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional testing methods are used for SSL VPN implementations, then testing can be performed, but the process is time-consuming and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtualized test environments that replicate network conditions and SSL VPN scenarios using software-defined networking. Instead of physical testing infrastructure, the system uses virtual machines, containers, and software switches to copy network behaviors and performance characteristics, enabling rapid replication of test scenarios without physical resource constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces manual physical testing procedures with automated software-based testing frameworks. The system uses programmable network emulators, virtualization layers, and automated test scripts to substitute human operators and physical test equipment, enabling parallel execution of multiple tests and significantly reducing testing time while maintaining measurement accuracy.
2Measurement precision
If conventional testing methods are used for SSL VPN implementations, then testing can be performed, but the process is expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of network infrastructure, test devices, and measurement tools using software-defined networking. Instead of investing in expensive physical test equipment for each scenario, the patent generates virtual instances that replicate necessary network conditions at minimal cost, while still providing accurate performance verification through software-based measurement engines.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs a universal testing platform that can evaluate multiple SSL VPN implementations, network configurations, and performance scenarios using a single software-based framework. The system provides multi-functional capabilities including performance benchmarking, security validation, scalability testing, and compatibility verification, eliminating the need for separate specialized test systems for each function.
3Productivity
If companies rely on vendor-provided capabilities without self-testing, then implementation can proceed, but there is no way to verify actual performance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables companies to perform their own SSL VPN performance verification using self-service testing capabilities. The system provides user-friendly interfaces, pre-configured test templates, and automated execution that allow organizations to independently verify vendor claims without requiring specialized testing expertise or infrastructure, thereby ensuring reliability while maintaining implementation speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates automated feedback mechanisms that compare actual test results against vendor-provided performance claims. The testing platform generates detailed performance reports, identifies discrepancies between advertised and actual capabilities, and provides actionable feedback to help organizations make informed decisions about SSL VPN implementations, ensuring reliability of performance verification.
4Measurement precision
If comprehensive benchmarking of multiple SSL VPN devices is performed, then accurate performance comparison is achieved, but resource expenditure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtualized test instances that replicate network conditions, traffic patterns, and device configurations using software-defined networking. Instead of provisioning physical test equipment for each device under test, the system generates virtual copies of necessary infrastructure components, enabling comprehensive benchmarking of multiple SSL VPN devices simultaneously with minimal physical resource expenditure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from physical, spatial-based resource consumption to virtual, software-based resource allocation. By moving testing operations into virtualized environments, the system can allocate computational resources dynamically across multiple test scenarios, achieving comprehensive device benchmarking through software resource sharing rather than physical resource multiplication.
Data Source
AI summary
Containerized orchestration of secure socket layer virtual private network benchmarking is disclosed. A test portal can accommodate developing test event information (TEI) based on test input information. Test input information can be used to generate event images, e.g., containers, that can be readily scaled, mutated, etc., via a containerization environment instance. One or more event image can be groups into a pod. An event image can be a new container, a previously used container, or a permutation of a container. Event image(s) can be retrieved from external sources, e.g., a library, a commercial vendor of event images, etc. TEI can be based on a pod(s) and communicated to a device-under-test (DUT). DUT performance can be measured, and results can be accessed by an entity, e.g., a test engineer, a results analysis engine, etc. Results can be employed to direct subsequent DUT testing.