Citrix Systems, Inc.
SERVER FOR DETECTING A PROXY DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATIONS PATH AND RELATED METHODS

Abstract:

A server for detecting a proxy device in a communications path may include a processor and a memory associated therewith. The processor may obtain an encrypted first portion of an encryption key from the client device. The encryption key may be based upon user-input credentials for a given user. The processor may also communicate an encrypted second portion of the encryption key to the client device based upon determining that the encrypted first portion matches a corresponding first portion of the encryption key indicative of an absence of the proxy device in the communications path. The processor may also detect a loss in connectivity between the server and the client device in response to the client device determining that the decrypted second portion of the encryption key does not match a corresponding second portion of the encryption key indicative of a proxy device in the communications path.