摘要 |
<p>A unique assigned code (28) that corresponds to a prohibited file (26) is compared to unique assigned identifiers (22) that correspond to the individual files stored on a network or system to be scrutinized (12). The unique assigned identifiers (22) do not disclose the contents of the files (14, 16) of the scrutinized network or system (12) and the examined files are not, therefore, placed on or viewable through the system that executes the comparison (30). When there is a match between a unique assigned code (28) and a unique assigned identifier (22), it is known that the prohibited file is resident on the examined network or system (12).</p> |