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Systems and methods for using a client agent to manage HTTP authentication cookies

  • US 8,561,155 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2006
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for using a client agent to enable HTTP cookie authentication in non-HTTP communications from a client, the method comprising:

  • (a) intercepting, by a client agent executing on a client, a non-HTTP connection request to a server from an application executing on the client, the non-HTTP connection request comprising a request to establish a transport layer connection with the server;

    (b) establishing, by the client agent, a transport layer virtual private network connection between the client agent and a network appliance intermediary to the client and the server;

    (c) transmitting, from the client agent via the established transport layer virtual private network connection responsive to the interception of the non-HTTP connection request, an HTTP request comprising an authentication cookie to the network appliance to authenticate the non-HTTP connection request prior to transmitting the non-HTTP connection request of the application to the network appliance; and

    (d) transmitting, by the client agent via the transport layer virtual private network connection responsive to receiving from the network appliance an HTTP response comprising acceptance of the authentication cookie by the network appliance, the non-HTTP connection request to the server via the network appliance and any data for the non-HTTP connection queued by the client agent while waiting for receipt of the HTTP response indicating acceptance of the authentication cookie by the network appliance.

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