Patent ID: 6718390
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of redirecting a request from a client that may be served by a first server which lacks a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) capability to a second server that has the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) capability, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:receiving a client request at the second server, wherein the client request requires use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) capability, determining whether the client request requires use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) capability, automatically forwarding the client request to the first server; receiving a result message from the first server; identifying, in the result message, references to resources of the first server; selectively replacing the references to resources of the first server with translated references that reference the second server, only when the client request requires use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) capability, and sending the translated references to the client as a response to the client request.