Method and system for dynamic encryption of a URL

A method for restricting access to information transmitted over a computing network, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by a computer at a network location, a resource request for a resource to be located, said request containing a universal resource locator (URL);
• evaluating, by the computer, the URL to determine whether encryption of the URL is required;
• locating, by the computer, the requested resource, when encryption of the URL is not required;
• determining, by the computer, whether the requested resource is available;
• encrypting the computer, the URL contained in the resource request;
• and
• determining, by the computer, whether encryption of a return URL of the requested resource is required, when the requested resource is available.

A method for restricting access to information transmitted over a computing network, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by a computer, at a network location, a resource request for a resource to be located, said resource request containing a universal resource locator (URL);
• evaluating, by the computer, the URL to determine whether encryption of the URL is required;
• encrypting, by the computer, the URL of the network location of the request;
• transmitting, by the computer, a message containing the encrypted URL to a destination of the requested resource;
• receiving, by the computer, the message at the destination;
• identifying, by the computer, the requested resource based on the information in the encrypted URL;
• decrypting, by the computer, the encrypted URL;
• determining, by the computer, whether the requested resource is available;
• and
• locating, by the computer, the requested resource.

A computer program product stored in a computer readable hardware storage device for restricting access to information transmitted over a computing network, said computer program product comprising:

• instructions for receiving at a network location a resource request for a resource to be located, said resource request containing a universal resource locator (URL);
• instructions for evaluating the URL to determine whether encryption of none, part, or all of the URL is required;
• instructions for locating the requested resource contained in the resource request;
• instructions for encrypting the URL contained in the resource request;
• instructions for determining whether the requested resource is available;
• and
• instructions for determining whether encryption of none, part, or all of a return URL of the requested resource that is to be returned to a location of the resource request.

A computer program product stored in a computer readable hardware storage device for restricting access to information transmitted over a computing network, said computer program product comprising:

• instructions for receiving at a network location a resource request for a resource to be located, said resource request containing a universal resource locator (URL);
• instructions for evaluating the URL to determine whether encryption of the URL is required;
• instructions for locating the requested resource contained in the resource request, when encryption of the URL is not required;
• instructions for determining whether the requested resource is available;
• and
• instructions for determining whether encryption of a return URL of the requested resource is required, when the requested resource is available.

A computer program product stored in a computer readable hardware storage device for restricting access to information transmitted over a computing network, said computer program product comprising:

• instructions for receiving at a network location a resource request for a resource to be located, said resource request containing a universal resource locator (URL);
• instructions for evaluating the URL to determine whether encryption of the URL is required;
• instructions for encrypting a URL of the network location;
• instructions for determining whether the requested resource is available;
• and
• instructions for locating the requested resource.