| 20090328187 | DISTRIBUTED WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL - A method for protecting a Web application running on a first local Web Server bases from hacker attacks, said Web Server being connectable to at least one client, the method comprising the following steps: —providing a plurality of preset rules on said Server, which correspond to specific characteristics of HTTP requests; —receiving an HTTP request on said server from the client, said HTTP request comprising a plurality of characteristics; —analyzing said characteristics of said received HTTP request in accordance with said rules provided on said server; —rejecting said HTTP request, if said rules identify said HTTP request as harmful request; —accepting said HTTP request, if said rules identify said HTTP request as trustable request; —classifying said HTTP request as doubtful request, if said rules identify said request neither as harmful request nor as trustable request; —evaluating the characteristics of said doubtful local request; —generating a learned rule on basis of the edge base evaluation. | 12-31-2009 |
