Patent ID: 6584567
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of enabling a proxy to participate in a secure communication between a client and a first origin server, comprising the step of:(a) establishing a first secure session between the client and the proxy; (b) upon verifying the first secure session, establishing a second secure session between the client and the proxy, the second secure session requesting the proxy to act as a conduit to the first origin server; (c) having the client and the first origin server negotiate a session master secret; (d) having the client deliver the session master secret to the proxy using the first secure session to enable the proxy to participate in the secure communication; (e) responsive to a client request to the first origin server, repeating steps (a)-(b) to enable the proxy to act as a conduit to a second origin server; (f) having the client and the second origin server negotiate a new session master secret; and (g) having the client deliver the new session master secret to the proxy using the first secure session generated in step (e).