System and method for restricting user access rights on the internet based on rating information stored in a relational database
First Claim
1. A system for selectively restricting access to one or more otherwise public information resources, comprising:
- a relational database containing a first stored listing that associates each of a plurality of resource identifiers with at least one resource rating, and a second stored listing that associates each of a plurality of user identification codes with at least one user clearance rating;
a processor adapted to receive a request for network access to one or more particular network resources, said request including a resource identifier and a user identification code, said processor being further adapted to query said first and second listings within said relational database, and execute said request for network access to said one or more particular network resources as a function of the resource rating shown to be associated with said received resource identifier within said first listing, and the user clearance rating shown to be associated with said received user identification code within said second listing.
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Abstract
A system and method for selectively controlling database access by providing a system and method that allows a network administrator or manager to restrict specific system users from accessing information from certain public or otherwise uncontrolled databases (i.e., the WWW and the Internet). The invention employs a relational database to determine access rights, and this database may be readily updated and modified by an administrator. Within this relational database specific resource identifiers (i.e., URLs) are classified as being in a particular access group. The relational database is arranged so that for each user of the system a request for a particular resource will only be passed on from the local network to a server providing a link to the public/uncontrolled database if the resource identifier is in an access group for which the user has been assigned specific permissions by an administrator. In one preferred embodiment, the invention is implemented as part of a proxy server within the user'"'"'s local network.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for selectively restricting access to one or more otherwise public information resources, comprising:
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a relational database containing a first stored listing that associates each of a plurality of resource identifiers with at least one resource rating, and a second stored listing that associates each of a plurality of user identification codes with at least one user clearance rating; a processor adapted to receive a request for network access to one or more particular network resources, said request including a resource identifier and a user identification code, said processor being further adapted to query said first and second listings within said relational database, and execute said request for network access to said one or more particular network resources as a function of the resource rating shown to be associated with said received resource identifier within said first listing, and the user clearance rating shown to be associated with said received user identification code within said second listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23)
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13. A method for selectively restricting access to one or more otherwise public information resources, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for access to one or more particular information resources, wherein said request includes a user identification code and a resource identifier; comparing said received request for access to a relational database containing a stored listing of user identification codes and resource identifiers, wherein each of said resource identifiers is associated with at least one resource rating, and wherein each of said user identification codes is associated with at least one user clearance rating; executing said request for access as a function of the resource rating shown to be associated with said received resource identifier within said stored listing, and the user clearance rating shown to be associated with said received user identification code within said stored listing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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