System and method for content filtering using static source routes
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Abstract
A packet containing a request for content is initially received at a content filtering router. The packet comprises a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address of a content server that stores the content and a bogus IP address. It is ascertained that the destination IP address is on a list of approved destination IP address. Alternatively, it is ascertained that the destination IP address is on a list of probably unapproved destination IP addresses and the packet is routed in accordance with an alternative IP address to a content filtering server. In this alternative, at the content filtering server the bogus IP address is used to determine a content filtering category and it is ascertained whether the destination IP address with the content filtering category should be filtered based upon a list of IP addresses and associated content filtering categories.
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22 Claims
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1-21. -21. (canceled)
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22. A method for filtering content, comprising:
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receiving at an IP device a packet from a client computer containing a request for content from a server, where said packet comprises a user identifier for a user;
determining filter privileges for said user based upon said user identifier;
denying the request for content based upon the filter privileges of said user and the IP address of said server;
displaying a filtering page with a notification link;
establishing that the link has been selected;
notifying an administrator of the denied request;
accepting a reply from the administrator; and
providing content from the server to the user.
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