Method for SSL optimization for an SSL proxy

A method for establishing at least one secure connection for a session, the method comprising:

• intercepting, by a device intermediary between a client and a server, a domain name service (DNS) request from the client;
• determining, by the device according to the intercepted DNS request and configuration data of the device, that the client is preparing to establish a session with the server;
• sending, by the device responsive to the determination, a client hello message of the device to the server for establishing a first secure connection between the device and the server for the session, prior to the client sending a client hello message of the client for establishing a second secure connection between the client and the device for the session;
• and
• establishing the second secure connection between the client and the device using a specified value for a session identifier received from the server in response to the client hello message of the device.