Controlling access to information on a network using an extended network universal resource locator

US7426638B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CHECKFREE CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Ravi Ganesan · Norcross, US
• Kenneth Hobday · Powell, US
• Matt Lewis · Felton, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2006
• Grant date: Sep 16, 2008
• Expiry date: Aug 27, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2463/102
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling access to information on a network where a first network entity receives a message requesting access to stored information via a network communication. The received message includes a first component encrypted with a first crypto-key associated with the first network entity and a second component encrypted with a second crypto-key associated with a second network entity such that both can be decrypted by the first network entity. The second network entity controls access to the network by the user. After receiving the message, the first network entity decrypts the first component and the second component and then transmits the stored information to the user based on the content of the first component and the second component.