An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium capable of extracting a payload file or files from a platform-independent, self-extracting, encrypted document. Embodiments include the creation of platform-independent, self-extracting archives that may be encrypted or unencrypted, execution of a platform-independent self-extracting archive.

The present invention relates to a method of encoding and decoding an optical disc, which could contain both confidential data and public viewing data. The method manipulates on the file system of the optical disc and protects the confidential data with ID field, password entry mechanism and burner/player/reader using the method of the present invention. Further, the present invention provides control over types of audience and time of viewing since ordinary optical disc player can only play pub...

A system and method for restricting a client's access to sensitive material in a network document. The system includes a document storage component for storing documents having an associated level of access. The system also includes a server component for receiving a document request from a user, associating the document request with the level of access of the requested document, and sending a server request if the level of access is limited. The system further includes a document governor compo...

A human interactive proof (HIP) service is described. In response to a request from a web server, the HIP service generates a HIP challenge and an associated attestation. The web server can then embed the generated HIP challenge in a requested web page. The attestation is used to determine whether or not a user response to the HIP challenge is correct.

The present invention provides for a sending communication client to create and send a token, which includes control indicia pertaining to contact information and communication rules for using the contact information for an associated user, to a receiving communication client. The communication rules control how receiving communication clients can use the contact information to initiate communications with the sending user, using one of the addresses or telephone numbers. The receiving communica...

A system and method for managing photo releases which includes a digital image capture device a device for display at least a representative image of a captured original image and for displaying a photo release associated with the at least one individual with respect to the captured digital image. The display device provided for the obtaining of an authorization signature by the at least one individual with respect to the original captured digital image; and for associating the authorization sig...

A framework and associated methods for monitoring, reporting, and notifying with respect to security protection levels on a computer. For each security threat, a baseline level of protection is defined. A schema is configured to define fields usable by a security provider to indicate a level of protection provided by the security provider. Using the schema, the fields may be stored in a repository. Each time a security provider changes states with respect to level of protection, the appropriate ...

In one embodiment, a technique for controlling traffic in a computer network includes modifying a packet generated by a first computer. The packet may be intended for a second computer, but is modified to be redirected to a third computer. The packet may be processed in the third computer prior to being forwarded from the third computer to the second computer. The packet may be scanned for viruses at the third computer, for example. Among other advantages, the technique allows for scanning of ea...

A system continually monitors service requests and detects service abuses. First, a screening list is created to identify potential abuse events. A screening list includes event IDs and associated count values. A pointer cyclically selects entries in the table, advancing as events are received. An incoming event ID is compared with the event IDs in the table. If the incoming event ID matches an event ID in the screening list, the associated count is incremented. Otherwise, the count of a selecte...

An event, such as a security-related event, is received from a first security engine or another source. A second security engine is identified that is configured to utilize information contained in the event. The information contained in the event is then communicated to the second security engine. Additionally, other information, such as system state information, can be provided to one or more security engines.