Patent ID: 7085817

Claim:
A method for exchanging information between a first server and a second server, the first and second servers being coupled to a network, said method comprising: receiving a request from a requester, the request indicating that a secure connection from the first server to the second server is required, wherein the request further includes at least a port number; identifying an initial hostname portion of the request associated with a network address of the first server; retrieving a replacement hostname portion for the request from storage associated with the first server based on at least the port number, wherein the replacement hostname portion is associated with a network address of the second server; replacing the initial hostname portion with the replacement hostname portion to form the modified request; forwarding the modified request to the second server using the replacement hostname portion; receiving information associated with the modified request from the second server; and modifying the received information to associate the received information with the first server, wherein modifying the received information further comprises modifying at least one original URL link in the received information to form at least one modified link associated with the at least one original URL link and the first server, such that selection of the at least one modified link results in requests being directed toward the first server.