CPC H04L 63/0876 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 43/026 (2013.01); H04L 43/028 (2013.01); H04L 63/0281 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 43/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving a client data packet from network traffic with a client device;
extracting a set of packet components from the client data packet;
generating a multiple tiered client fingerprint with an overall client fingerprint,
wherein generating the overall client fingerprint comprises:
individually encoding a collection of packet components of the set of packet components extracted from the client data packet, and
encoding the encoded collection of packet components; and
assigning a client type to the network traffic using the multiple tiered client fingerprint.
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