Secure link sharing
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorsRohit Pradeep Shetty, Sharun Varghese Samuel, Erich Peter Stuntebeck, Ramani Panchapakesan, Craig Farley Newell
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Abstract
Disclosed are various approaches for sharing uniform resource locators (URLs) and enforcing browser restrictions along with a shared URL. Browser restrictions can be identified by appending commands to the shared URL that instruct the receiving browser to activate certain browser restrictions. Browser restrictions can also be enforced using a URL restriction validator, which is a server process that can facilitate enforcement of browser restrictions along with a shared URL.
Claims20
A system for sharing content between a sending device and a recipient device comprising:
- a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the computing device executing a browser, wherein the browser is configured to at least:
- receive a request to share a uniform resource locator (URL);
- determine that the request requires a recipient browser to open the URL in a private browsing mode;
- and
- generate a shared URL for transmission to the recipient browser, the shared URL including an indication to open the URL in the private browsing mode in the recipient browser, wherein the shared URL comprises a link to a URL restriction validator that confirms that the recipient browser is accessing the shared URL in a private browsing mode before redirecting the recipient browser to the URL.
A method for sharing content between a sending device and a recipient device comprising:
- receiving a request to share a uniform resource locator (URL);
- determining that the request requires a recipient browser to open the URL in a private browsing mode;
- and
- generating a shared URL for transmission to the recipient browser, the shared URL including an indication to open the URL in the private browsing mode in the recipient browser, wherein the shared URL comprises a link to a URL restriction validator that confirms that the recipient browser is accessing the shared URL in a private browsing mode before redirecting the recipient browser to the URL.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions for sharing content between a sending device and a recipient device comprising:
- receive a request to share a uniform resource locator (URL);
- determine that the request requires a recipient browser to open the URL in a different mode;
- and
- generating a shared URL for transmission to the recipient browser, the shared URL including an indication to open the URL in the different mode in the recipient browser, wherein the shared URL comprises a link to a URL restriction validator that confirms that the recipient browser is accessing the shared URL in a private browsing mode before redirecting the recipient browser to the URL.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.