A secure access system is used to connect an internal network, such as a
private LAN, to an external network, such as the Internet. The system is
provided with internal and external gateways, for connecting to the
respective networks, as well as an inspection evaluator, content
inspector, internal certificate authority, internal SSL terminator and
external SSL initiator. Packets routed through the access system are
inspected before they are forwarded from one gateway to the other, except
those packets of designated users of the internal network which are
directly forwarded without inspection. Encrypted packets received by the
access system are decrypted, inspected, and then re-encrypted before they
are forwarded.
