US 12,074,854 B1
Decrypting synthetic transactions with beacon packets
Bruce Kosbab, Colorado Springs, CO (US); Bob Vogt, Colorado Springs, CO (US); Paul Alexander Barrett, Westford, MA (US); Anil K. Singhal, Carlisle, MA (US); Ashwani Singhal, Andover, MA (US); and Narendra Byrapuram, Westford, MA (US)
Assigned to Netscout Systems, Inc., Westford, MA (US)
Filed by NetScout Systems, Inc., Westford, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,202.
Application 18/108,202 is a continuation of application No. 16/997,370, filed on Aug. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,601,406.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0428 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0819 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/126 (2013.01); H04L 63/166 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a probe comprising one or more processors to:
receive a start beacon packet that identifies a test of a service provided by one or more servers;
identify, for the test, a plurality of data packets transmitted between a client device and the one or more servers subsequent to the start beacon packet, wherein the plurality of data packets are encrypted with a key by the client device or the service;
determine key information used to decrypt the plurality of data packets of the test encrypted with the key; and
store, in a log, at least one of the plurality of data packets for evaluation or decryption with the key information to determine a performance of the service.