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Safe URL shortening

A safety and security inspection technology, applied in other database retrieval, network data retrieval, electrical components and other directions

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-25
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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Usually, users cannot tell from the short URL whether it points to a suspicious site, so users may be tricked into clicking malicious links

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[0012] As briefly described above, safe URL shortening can be provided by combining short URL parsing and security checking of the target URL. The security of the target URL can be determined at the time of use. Additionally, measures such as account throttling, in which links created by restricted users are limited to a configurable number of clicks per day, can limit the proliferation of new malicious content. In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown specific embodiments or examples. These aspects may be combined, other aspects may be utilized, and structural changes may be possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not in a limiting sense, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0013] Although embodiments will be described in the general conte...

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Abstract

Safe URL shortening service can create short URLs in any one effective long URL. During the process of analysis, the service determines that the finally obtained URL directs a known harmful site, a known good site or an unknown site. The service can redirect a user to an object site, stop the redirect, or give a warning page allowing the user to manually activate an object linking according to the determining result.

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Background technique [0001] Domain names are linked to IP addresses. For ease of use, the characters of the Latin alphabet are usually used. Some web developers prefer to pass description attributes in URLs to represent data hierarchy, command structure, transaction path, and session information. As a result, very long URLs may be created, which can be difficult for users to type or remember. Uniform Resource Locator (URL) shortening is a technique on the World Wide Web in which the length of a URL can be shortened considerably. The technique involves using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) redirects on very short domain names in order to link to websites with very long URLs. URL shortening sites have become increasingly popular, thereby enabling URLs of any length to be shortened into an easy to remember / type version. [0002] Short URLs can confuse the target address and as a result it can be used to redirect to an unintended site. Thus, malicious behavior similar to r...

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IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06
CPCH04L63/108H04L63/067G06F17/30887G06F17/30861H04L67/02G06F16/9566
Inventor P.A.科斯丁斯基
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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