Patent ID: 8335863

Claim:
A method for enabling a feature provided by a first presentation layer protocol, within a session established according to a second presentation layer protocol, the method comprising: intercepting, by a hooking component executing on a first machine, a request, by an operating system executing on the first machine, for an indication whether the first machine established a session with a second machine according to a first presentation layer protocol; determining, by the hooking component, that the first machine established a session with the second machine according to a second presentation layer protocol; identifying, by the hooking component, a type of a function within the operating system that generated the request for the indication; indicating, by the hooking component, to the operating system, that the first machine established the session with the second machine according to the first presentation layer protocol, responsive to the identification of the type of the function; and enabling, by the operating system, functionality provided for use in sessions established according to the first presentation layer protocol.