US 12,284,251 B2
Modification of a socket network namespace in response to a system call interception
Alok Tiagi, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to NETFLIX, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US)
Filed by NETFLIX, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,133.
Prior Publication US 2024/0396974 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 67/141 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 67/141 (2013.01) [G06F 9/547 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for modifying system calls from a client application, the method comprising:
intercepting a system call from a client application, wherein the system call comprises a request to connect to a target destination via a client socket;
obtaining a file descriptor for the client socket associated with the request to connect from the client application;
modifying a network namespace for the client socket; and
causing a connection to be established from the client application to the target destination via the client socket.