Invention Application
- Patent Title: MODIFICATION OF A SOCKET NETWORK NAMESPACE IN RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM CALL INTERCEPTION
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Application No.: US18323133Application Date: 2023-05-24
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Publication No.: US20240396974A1Publication Date: 2024-11-28
- Inventor: Alok TIAGI
- Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Gatos
- Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
- Current Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Gatos
- Main IPC: H04L67/141
- IPC: H04L67/141 ; G06F9/54

Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present application set forth a computer-implemented method that includes intercepting a first system call from a client application, wherein the system call comprises a request to connect to a target destination; obtaining a file descriptor for a socket associated with the request to connect from the client application; modifying a network namespace for the socket; and causing a connection to be established from the client application to the target destination.
Public/Granted literature
- US12284251B2 Modification of a socket network namespace in response to a system call interception Public/Granted day:2025-04-22
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