Apparatus and Method for Using Certificate Data to Route Data

摘要

A method of routing data across a network receives a session request from a client node to access at least one node in a local network having a plurality of nodes. The method also receives a client certificate (e.g., a digital certificate at least partially specified by known standards, such as the “X509 Standard”) from the client node. The client certificate has client information specifying at least one node to receive packets from the client node. Next, the method uses the client certificate to execute an authentication process. If the authentication process authenticates the client node, then the method routes data packets from the client node to at least one node in the local network as specified by the client information in the client certificate.

主权项

1. A method of routing data across a network, the method comprising:
receiving a session request from a client node to access at least one node in a local network having a plurality of nodes; receiving a client certificate from the client node, the client certificate having client information specifying at least one node to receive packets from the client node; executing an authentication process using the client certificate; retrieving the client information from the client certificate; and if the authentication process authenticates the client node, routing data packets received from the client node to at least one node in the local network as specified by the client information in the client certificate.