US10885128B2
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Processes are disclosed for fingerprinting and identifying client applications based on the analysis of client requests . In an HTTP -based embodiment, a fingerprint is constructed based on the presence and order of HTTP headers included in a request from a client application or device . This fin gerprint may then be compared to known fingerprints asso ciated with particular client applications to identify the particular client application and / or to assess whether the client application is malicious . The results of this analysis may, for example, be used to determine how to respond to the current request and / or subsequent requests . 20 Claims , 2 Drawing Sheets
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