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Redirection of secure data connection requests

  • US 8,613,072 B2
  • Filed: 02/26/2009
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a first secure data connection request from a client device at a first gateway, the first secure data connection request identifying a target server;

    sending a request from the first gateway to a redirect determination service and receiving a response from the redirect determination service, the response identifying a second gateway based on one or more server connection attributes and one or more gateway connection attributes; and

    sending a redirect message from the first gateway to the client device instructing the client device to send a second secure data connection request to the second gateway, such that the client device initiates a secure data connection to the target server via the second gateway, wherein the first gateway has a non-hierarchical relationship with the second gateway.

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