Residential Proxy Direct Connection With Pre-Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Establishing direct connections between a source host and a destination host via residential endpoint proxies is complex and time-consuming, introducing significant latency and reducing network speed due to the involvement of multiple proxy endpoints.
Innovation Solution
A proxy server authenticates user credentials for a residential endpoint proxy, allowing a direct connection between the source host and the destination host without involving the proxy server, thereby reducing latency and increasing network speed by minimizing the number of proxy endpoints in the direct path.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple proxy endpoints are used to establish connection between source host and destination host, then security and access control are improved, but latency increases and network speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication of user credentials through the first proxy server before establishing the direct connection. This preliminary action allows the direct connection to be established without requiring the destination host to verify credentials, thus reducing latency while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The first proxy server acts as an intermediary that authenticates user credentials and provides confirmation to the second proxy server. This mediator role allows the direct connection to be established with trusted credentials without the destination host needing to perform complex authentication, reducing latency while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If multiple proxy endpoints are used in the communication path, then access control and security are enhanced, but network speed is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication of user credentials is performed in advance through the first proxy server before data transmission begins. This preliminary authentication eliminates the need for repeated credential verification during data transfer, maintaining access control while improving network speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication function is extracted from the direct connection path and performed separately through the first proxy server. This separation allows the direct connection to focus on fast data transmission while authentication is handled independently, improving network speed while maintaining access control.
3Loss of time
If direct connection is established between source host and destination host, then latency is reduced and network speed is improved, but credential verification complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The first proxy server serves as an intermediary that handles credential verification and provides confirmation to the second proxy server. This mediator approach simplifies the direct connection establishment by offloading the complex credential verification to the first proxy server, reducing latency while managing verification complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the first proxy server provides credential confirmation back to the second proxy server. This feedback allows the direct connection to be established with verified credentials without the destination host needing to perform complex authentication, reducing latency while managing verification complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes receiving, by a proxy server, from a residential endpoint proxy on a first network, an endpoint request to confirm user credentials for authenticating a communications connection between a source host on a second network and the residential endpoint proxy; determining based on the endpoint request, whether the user credentials for authenticating the communications connection are valid; determining communications connection properties for the communications connection; and transmitting the communications connection properties to the residential endpoint proxy to cause: the residential endpoint proxy to apply the communications connection properties to the communications connection; the residential endpoint proxy to transmit a user request to connect to the destination host and to enable communications between the source host and the destination host via the communications connection; and the residential endpoint proxy to establish a proxy direct communications connection between the source host and the destination host via the communications connection.