SECURE REMOTE WEB POPUP
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1. A method for accessing a host computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- utilizing a web browser in a client system to access an Initial Login Page on a host computer system;
generating a list of MAC addresses present on the client system;
transmitting the list of MAC addresses and other information gathered from the client system to the host computer system;
opening a connection from the host computer system to the client system by utilizing the information transmitted to the host computer system;
executing an agent listener on the client system;
connecting the host computer system to the client system;
transmitting information from the client system to the host computer system;
transmitting commands from the host computer system to the agent listener; and
utilizing the agent listener to open a new web browser window on the client system.
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Abstract
A system and a method are provided to initiate a popup web browser window without the need for manual installation or configuration of components on a client workstation, to bypass the apparent limitations of a web browser and simultaneously provide security and protection that the web browser'"'"'s security would provide, if not bypassed. The system and method are configured and arranged to prevent malicious third parties from invoking a flood of popped-up web browser sessions resulting in a Denial of Service (DOS) attack.
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1. A method for accessing a host computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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utilizing a web browser in a client system to access an Initial Login Page on a host computer system; generating a list of MAC addresses present on the client system; transmitting the list of MAC addresses and other information gathered from the client system to the host computer system; opening a connection from the host computer system to the client system by utilizing the information transmitted to the host computer system; executing an agent listener on the client system; connecting the host computer system to the client system; transmitting information from the client system to the host computer system; transmitting commands from the host computer system to the agent listener; and utilizing the agent listener to open a new web browser window on the client system.
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2. A system for accessing a host computer system through a web server, comprising:
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means for utilizing a web browser in a client system to access an Initial Login Page on a host computer system; means for generating a list of MAC addresses present on the client system; means for transmitting the list of MAC addresses and other information gathered from the client system to the host computer system; means for opening a connection from the host computer system to the client system by utilizing the information transmitted to the host computer system; means for executing an agent listener on the client system; means for connecting the host computer system to the client system; means for transmitting information from the client system to the host computer system; means for transmitting commands from the host computer system to the agent listener; and means for utilizing the agent listener to open a new web browser window on the client system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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