Using secure web sockets to extend reach of conditional access systems

A system and method for securely and bi-directionally transmitting information including conditional access private data between a client and a headend is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes: establishing a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPs) connection, establishing a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPs) connection; upgrading the HTTPs connection to a persistent bi-directional connection, accepting a first message from a client via the web socket connection, wherein the first message comprises an identifier of the client, parsing the message for the identifier of the client, associating the identifier of the client with the secure web socket connection, and transmitting a second message notifying the headend of the secure web site that connection, the message comprising the identifier of the client.