Methods for client certificate delegation and devices thereof
US9800568B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/564
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and network traffic management apparatuses that receive a request from a client device to access an application. The request comprises an original certificate. A determination is made when the certificate is valid. Data is extracted from one or more fields of the certificate, when the determining indicates that the user certificate is valid. A delegate certificate comprising the data and signed by a certificate authority trusted by a server device hosting the application is generated. The delegate certificate is sent to the server device. With this technology, network traffic management apparatuses can secure SSL connections using PFS-capable ciphers, while also inspecting payload data in network traffic exchanged between client and server devices in order to provide intelligent services in the network.
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