Methods for SSL protected NTLM re-authentication and devices thereof

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for secure socket layer (SSL) protected network local area network manager (NTLM) re-authentication comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to:

• receive a recent request to access a network local area network manager (NTLM) protected web application on a new connection from a client as a response to a connection reset message in an existing session, the received recent request comprising network connection data;
• compare the received network connection data to stored prior network connection data to determine when the received network connection data is identical;
• and
• re-authenticate the new connection and granting access to the requested NTLM protected web application executing on a web application server to the client in the existing session when the comparison indicates that the received network connection data is identical to the stored prior network connection data, wherein the client was previously authenticated to access the NTLM protected web application executing on the web application server.

A network traffic management device comprising:

• a memory including programmed instructions stored in the memory and one or more processors configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to:
• receive a recent request to access a network local area network manager (NTLM) protected web application on a new connection from a client as a response to a connection reset message in an existing session, the received recent request comprising network connection data;
• compare the received network connection data to stored prior network connection data to determine when the received network connection data is identical;
• and
• re-authenticate the new connection and granting access to the requested NTLM protected web application executing on a web application server to the client in the existing session when the comparison indicates that the received network connection data is identical to the stored prior network connection data, wherein the client was previously authenticated to access the NTLM protected web application executing on the web application server.

A network traffic management system comprising:

• one or more traffic management apparatuses, client devices, or server devices comprising memory comprising programmed instructions stored thereon and one or more processors configured to be capable of executing the stored programmed instructions to:
• receive a recent request to access a network local area network manager (NTLM) protected web application on a new connection from a client as a response to a forwarded connection reset message in an existing session, the received recent request comprising network connection data;
• compare the received network connection data to stored prior network connection data to determine when the received network connection data is identical;
• and
• re-authenticate the new connection and granting access to the requested NTLM protected web application executing on a web application server to the client in the existing session when the comparison indicates that the received network connection data is identical to the stored prior network connection data, wherein the client was previously authenticated to access the NTLM protected web application executing on the web application server.