US 12,445,491 B2
Protocol switching and secure sockets layer (SSL) cross-wiring to enable inter-network resource connectivity
John Kilroy, Portsmouth, NH (US); Patrick Peralta, Arlington, MA (US); and Glenn Bruce McElhoe, Arlington, MA (US)
Assigned to VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,671.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/439,656, filed on Jan. 18, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0244081 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/166 (2013.01) [H04L 63/029 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
at least one computing device; and
program instructions executable in the at least one computing device that, when executed by the at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to:
receive a command from a transporter server to prepare for a request from a device in a source network that is directed to a resource in a target network, the source network being different from the target network, and the transporter server being outside the target network;
establish a first tunnel channel with the resource;
establish a second tunnel channel with the transporter server;
modify a handling protocol of the first tunnel channel and the second tunnel channel from a first, secure protocol to a second protocol to permit an exchange of data between the device and the resource using the second protocol; and
facilitate the exchange of the data between the device and the resource using the second protocol and via the first tunnel channel and the second tunnel channel.