Continuous monitoring of data servers using a shadowing proxy

• US 9,860,149 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2015
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Hayton, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Lipman, Jacob
• Application Number:
  US14/823,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20170048125A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 726 7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3296 by lowering the supply or operating voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing monitoring of data servers are presented. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a computing device, a first polling request associated with a user account, while a client proxy associated with the user account is operating in a passive mode. Subsequently, the computing platform may forward the first polling request to a server associated with the user account. Next, the computing platform may detect that the computing device is asleep. In response to detecting that the computing device is asleep, the computing platform may initiate an active mode of the client proxy. Subsequently, the computing platform may send a second polling request to the server. Thereafter, the computing platform may determine to wake the computing device based on a polling response. In response to determining to wake the computing device, the computing platform may send, to the computing device, a notification.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

at least one processor;

a communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

receive, via the communication interface, from a first client computing device, a first polling request associated with a first user account, while a smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in a passive mode;

forward, via the communication interface, the first polling request to a server associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the passive mode;

detect that the first client computing device is asleep;

in response to detecting that the first client computing device is asleep;

send, via the communication interface, to a second client computing device associated with the first user account, a command configured to cause the second client computing device associated with the first user account to enter a sleep mode; and

initiate an active mode of the smart client proxy associated with the first user account;

send, via the communication interface, a second polling request to the server associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the active mode;

determine to wake the first client computing device based on a polling response associated with the second polling request; and

in response to determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request, send, via the communication interface, to the first client computing device, a notification to wake the first client computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system provides a second smart client proxy for a second user account different from the first user account.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein detecting that the first client computing device is asleep comprises determining that a subsequent polling request has not been received from the first client computing device after a predetermined amount of time elapses from a time when a last polling request was received from the first client computing device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request comprises determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request indicating that new data is available at the server for the first user account.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request comprises determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request indicating that one or more stored credentials used in accessing the server associated with the first user account have expired.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to:

after sending the notification to wake the first client computing device, send, via the communication interface, to a second client computing device associated with the first user account, a notification to wake the second client computing device associated with the first user account.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to:

after sending the notification to wake the first client computing device;

receive, via the communication interface, from the first client computing device, a third polling request associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the active mode; and

in response to receiving the third polling request associated with the first user account from the first client computing device, initiate the passive mode of the smart client proxy associated with the first user account.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein sending the command configured to cause the second client computing device associated with the first user account to enter the sleep mode causes the second client computing device associated with the first user account to discontinue sending polling requests to the system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to:

prior to receiving the first polling request associated with the first user account;

receive, via the communication interface, from the first client computing device, a request to register for proxy monitoring of the server associated with the first user account;

store registration information associated with the request to register for proxy monitoring of the server associated with the first user account; and

send, via the communication interface, to the first client computing device, configuration information associated with the proxy monitoring of the server associated with the first user account.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to:

after sending the configuration information associated with the proxy monitoring of the server associated with the first user account, send, via the communication interface, to a second client computing device, second configuration information associated with the proxy monitoring of the server associated with the first user account.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to:

prior to forwarding the first polling request to the server associated with the first user account, store one or more credentials for accessing the server associated with the first user account, the one or more credentials for accessing the server associated with the first user account being received from the first client computing device with the first polling request.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more credentials for accessing the server associated with the first user account comprise one or more long-lived credentials, including one or more of a username associated with the first user account or a password associated with the first user account.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein sending the second polling request to the server associated with the first user account comprises sending the one or more long-lived credentials to the server associated with the first user account.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to:

after forwarding the first polling request to the server associated with the first user account, receive, via the communication interface, a first polling response from the server associated with the first user account; and

send, via the communication interface, to the first client computing device, the first polling response received from the server associated with the first user account.

15. The system of claim 14,

wherein the first polling response received from the server associated with the first user account comprises one or more short-lived credentials for accessing the server associated with the first user account, and

wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the system to store the one or more short-lived credentials for accessing the server associated with the first user account.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more short-lived credentials for accessing the server associated with the first user account include at least one session cookie.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein sending the second polling request to the server associated with the first user account comprises sending, to the server associated with the first user account, session information associated with the one or more short-lived credentials.

18. A method, comprising:

at a computing platform comprising at least one processor, memory, and a communication interface;

receiving, by the at least one processor, via the communication interface, from a first client computing device, a first polling request associated with a first user account, while a smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in a passive mode;

forwarding, by the at least one processor, via the communication interface, the first polling request to a server associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the passive mode;

detecting, by the at least one processor, that the first client computing device is asleep;

in response to detecting that the first client computing device is asleep;

sending, by the at least one processor, via the communication interface, to a second client computing device associated with the first user account, a command configured to cause the second client computing device associated with the first user account to enter a sleep mode; and

initiating, by the at least one processor, an active mode of the smart client proxy associated with the first user account;

sending, by the at least one processor, via the communication interface, a second polling request to the server associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the active mode;

determining, by the at least one processor, to wake the first client computing device based on a polling response associated with the second polling request; and

in response to determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request, sending, by the at least one processor, via the communication interface, to the first client computing device, a notification to wake the first client computing device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein detecting that the first client computing device is asleep comprises determining that a subsequent polling request has not been received from the first client computing device after a predetermined amount of time elapses from a time when a last polling request was received from the first client computing device.

20. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system comprising at least one processor, memory, and a communication interface, cause the computer system to:

receive, via the communication interface, from a first client computing device, a first polling request associated with a first user account, while a smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in a passive mode;

forward, via the communication interface, the first polling request to a server associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the passive mode;

detect that the first client computing device is asleep;

in response to detecting that the first client computing device is asleep;

send, via the communication interface, to a second client computing device associated with the first user account, a command configured to cause the second client computing device associated with the first user account to enter a sleep mode; and

initiate an active mode of the smart client proxy associated with the first user account;

send, via the communication interface, a second polling request to the server associated with the first user account, while the smart client proxy associated with the first user account is operating in the active mode;

determine to wake the first client computing device based on a polling response associated with the second polling request; and

in response to determining to wake the first client computing device based on the polling response associated with the second polling request, send, via the communication interface, to the first client computing device, a notification to wake the first client computing device.