CPC H04L 63/0272 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A virtual private network (VPN) infrastructure device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor being configured to:
configure a VPN server to predict potential overloading of the VPN server based at least in part on predicting a potential breach of a critical threshold associated with the VPN server, the predicting being prior to the potential overloading;
configure the VPN server to verify, based at least in part on predicting the potential overloading, an identity of a secondary server with which the VPN server is authorized to establish a secure connection;
configure the VPN server to establish, based at least in part on verifying the identity of the secondary server, a secure connection with the secondary server to enable communication of encrypted information between the VPN server and the secondary server; and
configure the VPN server to transmit, to the secondary server over the secure connection, an encrypted message identifying a host device and data of interest to be retrieved from the host device to enable the secondary server to request the data of interest from the host device.
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