CPC H04L 63/20 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/104 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
in a network security system interposed between clients and a cloud application:
receiving an incoming request from a client directed towards the cloud application;
in response to determining that the incoming request lacks metadata for enforcement of a policy, transmitting a synthetic request to obtain the metadata from the cloud application;
receiving a response to the synthetic request, wherein the response provides the metadata; and
applying the policy to the incoming request based on the metadata.
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