Patent ID: 8782393
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing an SSL communication over a network, comprising: a traffic management device (TMD) operative to perform actions comprising: a proxy device interposed between the client device and the TMD, the proxy operative to perform actions comprising: receiving the SSL handshake message from the client device, and forwarding the received SSL handshake message to the TMD; extracting data from at least one of the SSL handshake messages between the client device and the TMD, wherein the at least one of the SSL handshake messages is separate from an acknowledgement (ACK) message or a synchronize (SYN) message; receiving the other SSL handshake message from the TMD, and forwarding the received other SSL handshake message to the client device; receiving secret data associated with the SSL session; employing, in part, the secret data to generate a session key associated with the established SSL session; decrypting an SSL message over the SSL session based at least in part on the session key; and performing on the decrypted SSL message at least one of scanning, auditing, and logging.