Patent ID: 7937753
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating between a server having access to a plurality of artifacts and a client having access to a proxy server, the proxy server having a cache associated therewith, the cache storing copies of artifacts, the method comprising: a) communicating, over a secure connection, a first request for an artifact from the client to the server; b) in response to the first request, receiving from the server, over the secure connection, information about the artifact, the information comprising encryption information for the artifact; c) generating a second request for the artifact using the information, the second request being a communication directed to the server and including an identifier for the server; d) transmitting from the client the second request over an unsecure connection; and e) when a copy of the artifact is stored in the cache of the proxy server, receiving in response to the second request, over the unsecure connection, a copy of the artifact from the cache.