System and method for client-side authenticaton for secure internet communications

A method for secure socket layer authentication, comprising:

• receiving a secure socket layer certificate from a first Internet device at an intermediate device;
• inserting the secure socket layer certificate into a header of a packet;
• and
• sending the packet to a second Internet device, the second Internet device being configured to recognize that the header of the packet contains the secure socket layer certificate.

A method for secure socket layer authentication, comprising:

• receiving a secure socket layer certificate from a first Internet device at an intermediate device;
• authenticating the first Internet device at the intermediate device using the secure socket layer certificate;
• removing information from the secure socket layer certificate;
• inserting the information from the secure socket layer certificate into a header of a packet;
• and
• sending the packet over an authenticated secure socket layer connection to a second Internet device.

A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing:

• receiving a secure socket layer certificate from a first Internet device, the secure socket layer certificate including a public key and a certificate authority signature;
• removing the public key and the certificate authority signature from the secure socket layer certificate;
• creating a re-signed certificate by inserting an intermediate device public key and an intermediate device certificate authority signature into the secure socket layer certificate;
• and
• sending the re-signed certificate to a second Internet device.

A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing:

• receiving a secure socket layer certificate from a first Internet device;
• removing information from the secure socket layer certificate;
• inserting the information from the secure socket layer certificate into a header of a packet;
• and
• sending the packet over an authenticated secure socket layer connection to a second Internet device.