Patent ID: 7742605
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a gateway computer receiving a first party certificate from a first party, said first party certificate being signed and including a name identifying said first party; in response to receiving said first party certificate, said gateway computer generating a new first party certificate, different from a certificate generated for the first party by a certificate authority, said new certificate including said name identifying said first party, but also including a gateway-generated first party public key, and said gateway computer signing said new certificate using a gateway private key; supplying said new certificate from the gateway computer to a second party, the new certificate identifying the gateway as the first party, the first party being different from the gateway computer; using said first party certificate to establish a first secure communication link between said first party and said gateway computer; and using said new certificate to establish a second secure communication link between said second party and said gateway computer, and wherein said gateway computer uses said first and second communication links to conduct secure communications between said first and second parties.