System and method for managing tls connections among separate applications within a network of computing systems

A method for reutilizing transport layer security (TLS) connections among separate application within a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:

• establishing, by one or more computer processors, a transmission control program/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection between a first application of a first endpoint and a second application on a second endpoint;
• performing, by the one or more computer processors, a TLS handshake over the established TCP/IP connection, wherein the first application on the first endpoint and the second application on the second endpoint communicate securely;
• transmitting, by the one or more computer processors, a request from a third application of the second endpoint to transfer a TLS context from the second application on the second endpoint;
• and
• in response to the transfer request, the second application utilizing, via the one or more computer processors, a predetermined method of providing the TLS context to the third application, wherein the third application of the second endpoint and the first application of the first endpoint communicate securely.