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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1


           NUMBER                                                   SHARES

        COMMON STOCK                                            COMMON STOCK
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS                                    SEE REVERSE FOR
 OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                    CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

                                                              CUSIP __________

                              BLUEGATE CORPORATION


          THIS CERTIFIES that



is the owner of



              FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK,
                         PAR VALUE $.0001 PER SHARE OF


                              BLUEGATE CORPORATION


transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or
by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly
endorsed.

     This certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the
Transfer Agent and Registrar.

     WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.

Dated:


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         Secretary                                              President

                                    Corporate
                                      SEAL


                                                    Countersigned and Registered


                                                    By:
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                                                        Transfer Agent and
                                                        Authorized Signature

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     The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so
requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences
and/or rights.

                              BLUEGATE CORPORATION

                            Transfer Fee: As Required
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     The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM - as tenants in common     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-____  Custodian for _______
                                                    (Cust.)              (Minor)
                                                   under Uniform Gifts to Minors
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties             Act of ______________________
                                                                (State)
JT TEN  - as joint tenants with right of
          survivorship and not as tenants
          in common

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received __________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto


                     PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
                         IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

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                Please print or type name and address of assignee

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___________________________________________________________ Shares of the Common
Stock represented by the within Certificate and do hereby irrevocably constitute
and appoint
________________________________________________________________________________
Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named
Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated ___________________ 20__

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:                              X____________________________

                                                   X____________________________


     THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN
UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN
ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan
Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM.