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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Christian A. Gilmore, Denville, NJ (US);
David P. Kormann, Morristown, NJ (US);
Aviel D. Rubin, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Christian A. Gilmore, Denville, NJ (US);
David P. Kormann, Morristown, NJ (US);
Aviel D. Rubin, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides authorized users access to sensitive information on internal servers inside a firewall while protecting the information from others. A strong client authentication mechanism is layered on top of a secure communication protocol to allow legitimate users access to an internal server from outside the firewall. A proxy is provided with an external component outside the firewall and an internal component inside the firewall, with a control communication channel established between the two. The external component forwards messages through the firewall to the internal component which handles user authentication and acts as a proxy between the user and the internal servers. Where the returned resource contains document hyperlinks, the links are translated into references to the proxy, permitting the user a seamless experience that is almost exactly the same whether the user is inside or outside the firewall.