System, method and program product for checking disclosure of information on network

• US 20050262061A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Moritsu, Toshiyuki, Takeuchi, Kunihito, Shimamura, Atsushi
• Application Number:
  US11/027,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20050262061A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263

Abstract

A system for checking disclosure of information on a network, the system includes: a storage device which stores a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network; a communication control unit connected to the network, which receives a message including the public location of the pertinent information from the network when the information has been altered; and a processing device which makes access to the public location of the information on the network based on the public location included in the message when the communication control unit has received the message. The communication control unit receives disclosed contents of the pertinent information from the network after altered in accordance with the access by the processing device. And the processing device stores altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and stores altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as disclosure start time of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered.

Claims

1. A system for checking disclosure of information on a network, the system comprising:

a storage device which stores a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network;

a communication control unit connected to the network, which receives a message including the public location of the pertinent information from the network when the information has been altered; and

a processing device which makes access to the public location of the information on the network based on the public location included in the message when the communication control unit has received the message,

wherein the communication control unit receives disclosed contents of the pertinent information from the network after altered in accordance with the access by the processing device, and

the processing device stores altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and stores altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as disclosure start time of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered.

2. The system according to claim 1,

wherein the communication control unit receives altered time of the pertinent information from the network along with the disclosed contents of the information in accordance with the access by the processing device.

3. The system according to claim 1,

wherein when a plurality of information is disclosed on the network, the processing device randomly selects information to be checked from the plurality of the pertinent information, and makes access to the selected public location of the information based on the public location of the information in the storage device,

the communication control unit receives the disclosed contents of the information from the network in accordance with the access by the processing device, and

the processing device compares the disclosed contents of the information received by the communication control unit with the most current disclosed contents of the information stored in the storage device,

wherein the system further comprises an output device which outputs an alert message in accordance with the compared result by the processing device.

4. The system according to claim 1,

wherein the public location is address information of a storage area that stores the information on the network.

5. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a timer,

wherein after the communication control unit receives the message, the processing device determines altered time for the information based on the timer or time externally acquired.

6. The system according to claim 1,

wherein when certification data that certifies validity of a sender of the message is added to the pertinent message, the processing device verifies the validity of the sender of the pertinent message based on the pertinent certification data.

7. The system according to claim 1,

wherein the storage device stores first certification data that certifies validity of a program for inspecting alteration in the information on the network beforehand;

the communication control unit receives a message including second certification data that certifies the validity of the program;

when the communication control unit has received a message including the second certification data, the processing device compares the first certification data with the pertinent second certification data, the processing device stores altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered when the compared result confirms the validity of the program, and the processing device stores the altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as disclosure start time of the pertinent information after altered along with the disclosed contents of the information after altered.

8. A program product for checking disclosure of information on a network, the program product executed on a computer comprising:

storing a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network in a storage device;

receiving a message including a public location of the pertinent information from the network when the information has been altered;

making access to the public location of the information on the network based on the public location included in the message; and

receiving disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered from the network in accordance with the access; and

storing altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and storing the altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as disclosure start time of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered.

9. A method for checking disclosure of information on a network, the method comprising:

storing a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network in a storage device;

receiving a message including a public location of the pertinent information from the network when the information has been altered;

making access to the public location of the information on the network based on the public location included in the message;

receiving disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered from the network in accordance with the access; and

storing altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and storing the altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as disclosure start time of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered.

10. A system for disclosing information on a network, the system which sends the information to the network in accordance with a request from the network in order to certify disclosure of information on the network, the system comprising:

a communication control unit connected to the network;

a storage device including an area that stores disclosed contents of the information, the storage device which discloses contents of the information on the network; and

a processing device which inspects whether the disclosed contents of the information in the area have been altered, creates a message including a public location that identifies the area for the pertinent information when the disclosed contents of the information have been altered, and sends the message to the network,

wherein the communication control unit receives an access request for the public location included in the message through the network, and

when the communication control unit has received the access request, the processing device reads the information out of the area that is specified by the public location in the storage device, and sends the information read out to the network.

11. The system according to claim 10 further comprising an input device which receives input of the public location,

wherein the processing device creates a message including a public location received by the input device, and sends the message to the network,

the communication control unit receives the message including the public location from the network, and

when the communication control unit has received the message including the public location, the processing device makes access to the area specified by the pertinent public location in the storage device, and sends a message including the public location to the network when any one of events has been generated, the events that the information has been updated, the information has been deleted, and new information has been stored in the pertinent area.

12. The system according to claim 10,

wherein the processing device adds certification data showing validity of a sender of the message to the message.

13. The system according to claim 10,

wherein the processing device creates certification data that certifies validity of a program for inspecting that any one of events is generated, the events that the information has been updated, the information has been deleted, and new information has been stored in the pertinent area, creates a message including the pertinent certification data, and sends the message to the network.

14. The system according to claim 10,

wherein the processing device inspects whether disclosed contents of the information in the area have been altered at a period within 24 hours.

15. A program product for disclosing information on a network, the program product which sends information to the network in accordance with a request from the network in order to certify disclosure of information on the network, the program product executed on a computer comprising:

disclosing contents of the information on the network;

inspecting whether disclosed contents of the information in an area have been altered;

creating a message including a public location that identifies an area for the pertinent information in a storage device when the disclosed contents of the information have been altered;

sending the message to the network;

receiving an access request for the public location included in the message through the network; and

reading the information out of the area specified by the public location in the storage device, and sending the information read out to the network when the access request has been received.

16. A method for disclosing information on a network, the method which sends information to the network in accordance with a request from the network in order to certify disclosure of information on the network, the method comprising:

disclosing contents of the information on the network;

inspecting whether the disclosed contents of the information in an area have been altered;

creating a message including a public location that identifies an area for the pertinent information in a storage device when the disclosed contents of the information have been altered;

sending the message to the network;

receiving an access request for the public location included in the message through the network; and

reading the information out of the area specified by the public location in the storage device, and sending the information read out to the network when the access request has been received.

17. A system for checking disclosure of information on a network, the system comprising:

a storage device which stores a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network;

a communication control unit connected to the network, which receives a message including disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered from the network when the information has been altered; and

a processing device which stores altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and stores the altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as disclosure of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered, when the communication control unit has received the message.

18. A program product for checking disclosure of information on a network, the program product executed on a computer comprising:

storing a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network in a storage device;

receiving a message including disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered from the network when the information has been altered; and

storing altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and storing the altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as start disclosure time of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered.

19. A method for checking disclosure of information on a network, the system comprising:

storing a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on the network in a storage device;

receiving a message including disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered from the network when the information has been altered; and

storing altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the pertinent information before altered in the storage device as disclosure termination time of the pertinent information before altered, and storing the altered time of the pertinent information in a record for the information after altered in the storage device as start disclosure time of the pertinent information after altered along with disclosed contents of the information after altered.

20. A system for disclosing information on a network, the system which sends information to the network in accordance with a request from the network in order to certify disclosure of information on the network, the system comprising:

a communication control unit connected to the network;

a storage device including an area that stores disclosed contents of the information, the storage device which discloses contents of the information on the network; and

a processing device which inspects whether disclosure contents of information in the area have been altered, creates a message including disclosure contents of the pertinent information after altered when the disclosed contents of the information have been altered, and sends the message to the network.

21. A program product for disclosing information on a network, the program product which sends information to the network in accordance with a request from the network in order to certify disclosure of information on the network, the program product executed on a computer comprising:

disclosing contents of the information on the network;

inspecting whether disclosed contents of the information in an area haven been altered;

creating a message including disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered when the disclosed contents of the information have been altered; and

sending the message to the network.

22. A method for disclosing information on a network, the method which sends information to the network in accordance with a request from the network in order to certify disclosure of information on the network, the method comprising:

disclosing contents of the information on the network;

inspecting whether the disclosed contents of the information in an area have been altered;

creating a message including disclosed contents of the pertinent information after altered when the disclosed contents of the information has been altered; and

sending the message to the network.