Seamless abort and reinstatement of TLS sessions
US10291405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/166
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In response to receiving an unknown first session identifier from a client for a first communication session between the client and a server, a Man in the Middle (MitM) computer requests a second session identifier from the server for a second communication session between the server and the MitM computer. The MitM computer generates a third session identifier for a third communication session between the MitM computer and the client. The MitM computer generates a fourth communication session between the server and the client using a combination of the second communication session and the third communication session. In response to receiving an invalid session identifier from the client for a fifth communication session between the client and the server, the MitM computer transmits an instruction, to the client, to flush a session cache in the client to force a full TLS handshake between the client and the server.
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