Displaying a true URL in response to a user interaction

摘要

Techniques are provided for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) to assist a user in determining whether a URL destination is what the user expects. A link is presented for selection to a user, and a URL corresponding to the link is accessed. A portion of the URL that corresponds to a hostname component of the URL may be identified, and the URL may be displayed. The hostname component of the URL is visually distinguished from other components of the URL. In addition to or as an alternative to displaying the URL and visually distinguishing the hostname component, a warning message relating to the hostname portion of the URL may be displayed. The techniques may be implemented as a software plug-in or in any type of software application that is capable of recognizing URLs.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
presenting a web page to a user by way of a browser, wherein the webpage comprises a hyper-link having an appearance that the hyper-link will direct a user to a first URL, and wherein the hyper-link, if selected, directs the user to a second URL; detecting, using at least one processor, an interaction, by the user, with the hyper-link, wherein the interaction comprises hovering over the hyper-link; and presenting, within a status bar of the browser and in response to the detected interaction, an indicator that the hyper-link directs to the second URL.