Abstract:
A first server establishes a secure session with a client device where a private key used in the handshake when establishing the secure session is stored in a different, second, server. The first server transmits messages between the client device and the second server where the second server has access to a private key that is not available on the first server. The first server receives from the second server a set of session key(s) used in the secure session for encrypting/decrypting communication between the client device and the first server. The session key(s) are generated using a master secret that is generated using a premaster secret generated using Diffie-Hellman public values selected by the client device and the second server. The first server uses the session key(s) to encrypt/decrypt communication with the client device.
Abstract:
A server receives a request from a client to establish a secure session. The server analyzes the request to determine a set of one or more properties of the request. The server selects, based at least in part on the determined set of properties, one of multiple certificates for a hostname of the server, where each of the certificates is signed using a different signature and hash algorithm pair. The server returns the selected certificate to the client.
Abstract:
A server establishes a secure session with a client device where a private key used in the handshake when establishing the secure session is stored in a different server. During the handshake procedure, the server receives a premaster secret that has been encrypted using a public key bound with a domain for which the client device is attempting to establish a secure session with. The server transmits the encrypted premaster secret to the different server for decryption along with other information necessary to compute a master secret. The different server decrypts the encrypted premaster secret, generates the master secret, and transmits the master secret to the server. The server receives the master secret and continues with the handshake procedure including generating one or more session keys that are used in the secure session for encrypting and decrypting communication between the client device and the server.