Managing redirected website login using a short address

• US 9,450,883 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2014
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhu, Zhiqiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Keehn, Richard G
• Application Number:
  US14/224,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20140297863A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 709/225
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/672 Short addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 of different types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/301 Name conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

Managing website access for a user who is initially not logged in to the website includes: receiving a request sent by the user via a client to access a webpage that requires the user to log into the website, the request comprising an original page address of the webpage; encoding at least a portion of the original page address to generate an encoded portion; generating a short address that includes the encoded portion; redirecting the client using the short address; maintaining a mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address; redirecting the client to a login server for the user to perform login using a login address that is based at least in part on the short address; redirecting the client based at least in part on the short address; and determining the original page address.

Claims

1. A method for managing website access for a user who is initially not logged in to a website, comprising:

receiving a request sent by the user via a client to access a webpage that requires the user to log into the website, the request comprising an original page address of the webpage;

encoding, using a computer processor, at least a portion of the original page address to generate an encoded portion, the encoded portion being substantially shorter in length than at least the portion of the original page address that is encoded;

generating a short address that includes the encoded portion combined with a domain name of a short URL management server;

redirecting the client using the short address;

maintaining a mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address;

redirecting, after the client is redirected using the short address, the client to a login server for the user to perform login using a login address that is based at least in part on the short address;

in the event that the user successfully logs in at the login server, redirecting the client based at least in part on the short address; and

determining an original page address corresponding to the website based on the mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the client with access to the web page corresponding to the original page address using the determined original page address.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein encoding at least a portion of the original page address to generate the encoded portion includes applying MD5 to at least the portion of the original page address.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the short address further comprising a domain name of a short universal resource locator (URL) manager.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein maintaining a mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address includes storing at least the encoded portion and the original page address, wherein at least the encoded portion is used as an identifier to lookup a stored original page address.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the login address comprises the short address and a login server domain name.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the original page address based on the mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address includes:

extracting the encoded portion from the short address; and

using the encoded portion to lookup in a database the original page address.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the login address includes the short address and a domain name of a login server.

9. A system for managing website access for a user who is initially not logged in to a website, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive a request sent by the user via a client to access a webpage that requires the user to log into the website, the request comprising an original page address of the webpage;

encode at least a portion of the original page address to generate an encoded portion, the encoded portion being substantially shorter in length than at least the portion of the original page address that is encoded;

generate a short address that includes the encoded portion combined with a domain name of a short URL management server;

redirect the client using the short address;

maintain a mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address;

redirect, after the client is redirected using the short address, the client to a login server for the user to perform login using a login address that is based at least in part on the short address;

in the event that the user successfully logs in at the login server, redirect the client based at least in part on the short address; and

determine the original page address based on the mapping of at least the encoded portion and an original page address corresponding to the website; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to provide the client with access to the web page corresponding to the original page address using the determined original page address.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein to encode at least a portion of the original page address to generate the encoded portion includes to apply MD5 to at least the portion of the original page address.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the short address further comprising a domain name of a short universal resource locator (URL) manager.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein to maintain a mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address includes to store at least the encoded portion and the original page address, wherein at least the encoded portion is used as an identifier to lookup a stored original page address.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the login address comprises the short address and a login server domain name.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein to determine the original page address based on the mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address includes to:

extract the encoded portion from the short address; and

use the encoded portion to lookup in a database the original page address.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the login address includes the short address and a domain name of a login server.

17. A computer program product for managing website access for a user who is initially not logged in to a website, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a request sent by the user via a client to access a webpage that requires the user to log into the website, the request comprising an original page address of the webpage;

encoding at least a portion of the original page address to generate an encoded portion, the encoded portion being substantially shorter in length than at least the portion of the original page address that is encoded;

generating a short address that includes the encoded portion combined with a domain name of a short URL management server;

redirecting the client using the short address;

maintaining a mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address;

redirecting, after the client is redirected using the short address, the client to a login server for the user to perform login using a login address that is based at least in part on the short address;

in the event that the user successfully logs in at the login server, redirecting the client based at least in part on the short address; and

determining an original page address corresponding to the website based on the mapping of at least the encoded portion and the original page address.