Patent ID: 8423650

Claim:
A method for transferring session data from a first application accessible via at least one domain name system (DNS) name in a first DNS domain to a second application accessible via at least one DNS name in a second DNS domain, the method comprising the steps of: a computer receiving via the first application a first hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request from an HTTP client; responsive to receiving the first HTTP request, the computer establishing a first session with the HTTP client; the computer receiving a second HTTP request from the HTTP client, the second HTTP request comprising an identifier of the second application; responsive to receiving the second HTTP request, the computer storing in a memory a data structure containing data pertaining to the first session, the data structure identifiable by a data structure identifier; and responsive to storing in the memory the data structure, the computer transmitting an HTTP response to the HTTP client, the HTTP response comprising the data structure identifier, a redirection status code, and a uniform resource identifier (URI) comprising a DNS name in the second DNS domain.