SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCESS CONTENT OF ENCRYPTED DATA ITEMS IN UNSUPPORTED DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

A method for accessing content of encrypted data item(s) by a terminal device operating in a digital environment, according to which before the data item is being accessed by the terminal device, it is modified after being intercepted if found to be encrypted. The wrapper of the data item is modified or replaced by embedding a URL with a unique identifier and a message into the wrapper of the data item. If a supported terminal device attempts to accesses the modified data item, the client application natively consumes the data from the modified data item and ignores its wrapper. If not, the message and the URL are displayed on the terminal device and the user browses the URL. Then after authentication, a web server locates the modified data item using the unique identifier, retrieves and decrypts the modified item and converts the decrypted modified data item to a format that can be consumed by the browser. Then, if the user has permission, he can view the data item by rendering it to the browser in his terminal device.

主权项

1. A method for accessing content of encrypted data item(s) by a terminal device operating in a digital environment, comprising the steps of:
a) before said data item is being accessed by said terminal device,
a.1) intercepting said data item;a.2) determining whether said data item, is encrypted;a.3) if found to be encrypted, modifying or replacing the wrapper of said data item by embedding a URL having a unique identifier and a message into the wrapper of said data item; b) in response to an attempt to accesses the modified data item,
b.1) if said digital environment is supported, allowing the client application that natively consumes the data from said modified data item while ignoring its wrapper;b.2) if said digital environment is unsupported, displaying said message and said URL on said terminal device; c) in response to browsing said URL by a browser or a web application client, on said terminal device:
c.1) authenticating the credentials of the user of said terminal device;c.2) locating, by a web server, said modified data item using said credentials and said unique identifier;c.3) retrieving and decrypting the modified item; d) converting the decrypted modified data item to a format, capable being consumed by said browser or said web application client; and e) if said user has a permission, allowing said user to at least view said data item by rendering it to said browser or to said web application client in said terminal device.