System and method for data and request filtering

摘要

Data and data requests of users of applications are filtered using a client-resident agent. A user profile may contain data pertaining to restrictions on content the user is permitted to view or types of requests the user is permitted to make. within one or more applications. Data in the user profile may be used to grant or deny access to applications, filter particular content from the user's view, or filter particular data requests made by the user.

主权项

1. A method of controlling access via a client computer to data provided by a network-based application, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, at the client computer from an identification server, data-restriction information based on a user's identity; on the client computer, following retrieval of the data-restriction information, monitoring a message queue of an operating system executing on the client computer recognizing a message sent by the user and intended for the network-based application; searching the message for a keyword, data field, or screen present in the data-restriction information; and based on a result of the search of the message, permitting or blocking direct transmission of the message from the operating system to the network-based application or, if the network-based application communicates with an application resident on the client computer, blocking transmission of the message from the operating system to the application resident on the client computer.