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Reputation based redirection service

  • US 8,862,699 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2009
  • Issued: 10/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. One or more computer-readable storage devices, storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed on a processor, configure a processor to perform acts for Uniform Resource Locator (URL) wrapping, the acts comprising:

  • receiving an input of a URL for accessing a document available over a network;

    determining a characteristic associated with the received URL;

    creating a security hash based on the received URL and the characteristic associated with the received URL, wherein the characteristic comprises an identifier of a user who originally posted the received URL;

    outputting a wrapped URL comprising the received URL, the characteristic associated with the received URL, and the security hash;

    validating that the wrapped URL has not been tampered with based at least in part upon authenticating the wrapped URL with the security hash;

    outputting a redirection decision, wherein if the received URL is invalid, abusive, or unknown, the redirection decision redirects a user to a web page; and

    logging the redirection decision and click-through telemetry information associated with the web page.

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