Abstract:
A security infrastructure and methods are presented that inhibit the ability of a malicious node from disrupting the normal operations of a peer-to-peer network. The methods of the invention allow both secure and insecure identities to be used by nodes by making them self-verifying. When necessary or opportunistic, ID ownership is validated by piggybacking the validation on existing messages. The probability of connecting initially to a malicious node is reduced by randomly selecting to which node to connect. Further, information from malicious nodes is identified and can be disregarded by maintaining information about prior communications that will require a future response. Denial of service attacks are inhibited by allowing the node to disregard requests when its resource utilization exceeds a predetermined limit. The ability for a malicious node to remove a valid node is reduced by requiring that revocation certificates be signed by the node to be removed.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes data conversion and techniques for sending and receiving data at a mobile device. In one implementation, a proxy server may receive data from a mobile device. The proxy server may convert the data and send the converted data to a network service. In another implementation, a mobile device may convert data and send that data to a network service. The network service may generate data in response and send that data to the mobile device directly.
Abstract:
Selectively caching content related to routing data in a computing device. Prior to traversing a route, one or more access points to a network are identified. An expected level of access to a network (e.g., signal strength) along the route is determined. Portions of the route are selected based on the expected level of access. Content corresponding to at least one of the selected portions is received and stored for access during traversal of the route. For example, map images for areas expected to have poor network connectivity are cached prior to traversing the route to ensure that routing data is displayed to a user when in those areas. During transversal of the route, content is obtained and cached if a current level of access is less than a defined threshold.
Abstract:
A transformation engine and transformation processes may reduce computational resources used by a client or a server, such as during the consumption of a document. According to some implementations, a data stream is received in a first format over a network. A mapping template may be associated with the data stream. A forward-traversal of the mapping template may be performed without the accumulation of an intermediate state. Following the traversal of the mapping template, an output stream is emitted in a second format.
Abstract:
A security infrastructure and methods are presented that inhibit the ability of a malicious node from disrupting the normal operations of a peer-to-peer network. The methods of the invention allow both secure and insecure identities to be used by nodes by making them self-verifying. When necessary or opportunistic, ID ownership is validated by piggybacking the validation on existing messages. The probability of connecting initially to a malicious node is reduced by randomly selecting to which node to connect. Further, information from malicious nodes is identified and can be disregarded by maintaining information about prior communications that will require a future response. Denial of service attacks are inhibited by allowing the node to disregard requests when its resource utilization exceeds a predetermined limit. The ability for a malicious node to remove a valid node is reduced by requiring that revocation certificates be signed by the node to be removed.
Abstract:
Selectively caching content related to routing data in a computing device. Prior to traversing a route, one or more access points to a network are identified. An expected level of access to a network (e.g., signal strength) along the route is determined. Portions of the route are selected based on the expected level of access. Content corresponding to at least one of the selected portions is received and stored for access during traversal of the route. For example, map images for areas expected to have poor network connectivity are cached prior to traversing the route to ensure that routing data is displayed to a user when in those areas. During transversal of the route, content is obtained and cached if a current level of access is less than a defined threshold.
Abstract:
A method and system are disclosed for efficiently matching incoming packets to previously forwarded outgoing packets within a network node to ensure a response received by a network node corresponds to a previously forwarded request. The network node receives an outgoing packet including state information and computes a mapping (e.g., hash) function value based upon the state information. Thereafter, the network node sets and entry within a bitmap at a position corresponding to the mapping function value. The network node also receives an incoming packet purportedly responsive to an earlier outgoing packet and includes state information of a type corresponding to the state information of an outgoing packet. The network node computes a mapping function value based upon the state information in the incoming packet. The network node then tests an entry corresponding to the mapping function value within one or more bitmaps including bits set at positions corresponding to previously forwarded outgoing packets. If the corresponding bit is not set within at least one of the bitmaps, then the network node discards the corresponding packet. Finally, in order to maintain a relative sparse bitmap, the entries are reset after detecting a clearance threshold event.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes data conversion and techniques for sending and receiving data at a mobile device. In one implementation, a proxy server may receive data from a mobile device. The proxy server may convert the data and send the converted data to a network service. In another implementation, a mobile device may convert data and send that data to a network service. The network service may generate data in response and send that data to the mobile device directly.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes data conversion and techniques for sending and receiving data at a mobile device. In one implementation, a proxy server may receive data from a mobile device. The proxy server may convert the data and send the converted data to a network service. In another implementation, a mobile device may convert data and send that data to a network service. The network service may generate data in response and send that data to the mobile device directly
Abstract:
A method and data structure are provided that enables name resolution via a hierarchical or chained lookup of delegated authorities independent of requiring IP addresses of the delegated authorities. In an embodiment, the method provides for lookups by first generating cryptographic keys associated with a namespace. An authority is created using one of the cryptographic keys. Next, the method provides for enabling namespaces to refer to the authority via requesting authorities associated with the namespaces to issue a peer-to-peer type resolution so that names of the namespaces resolve to the authority. For other desired namespaces, the method provides for issuing a resolution that names the authority and names associated with the other namespaces to resolve to the other authorities. For services, the authority and a service name are published to receive and end result such as arbitrary data, an IP address, a protocol name or a port.