Abstract: A system for optimizing the performance of a website that runs on one or more HTTP servers and is configured to receive HTTP requests from one or more clients via user agents and provide HTTP responses to the one or more clients includes an intermediary component configured to connect to the clients and the servers via network connections. The intermediary component includes a traffic management system (TMS) that includes means for managing HTTP requests originating from the clients and targeting the servers and HTTP responses originating from the servers and targeting the clients and means for redirecting the HTTP requests to the intermediary component. The intermediary component further includes a traffic processing system that includes means for receiving the redirected HTTP requests and the HTTP responses and means for applying optimization techniques to the redirected HTTP requests and the HTTP responses.

Abstract: A method for providing access management and security protection to a computer service includes providing a computer service that is hosted at one or more servers and is accessible to clients via a first network, providing a second network that includes a plurality of traffic processing nodes and providing means for redirecting network traffic from the first network to the second network. Next, redirecting network traffic targeted to access the computer service via the first network to a traffic processing node of the second network via the means for redirecting network traffic. Next, inspecting and processing the redirected network traffic by the traffic processing node and then routing only redirected network traffic that has been inspected, processed and approved by the traffic processing node to access the computer service via the second network.