Management of a web site that includes dynamic protected data

Abstract

A solution for managing a web site that includes dynamic protected data is provided. After receiving a request for a web page from a requesting system, the invention determines if the requesting system can be identified as a browser system. If not, then a public web page that does not include dynamic protected data is obtained. Otherwise, a redirect message that includes an alternative address for the web page can be provided, and a protected web page that includes the dynamic protected data can be obtained after authenticating a user.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features of the invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description of the various aspects of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings that depict various embodiments of the invention, in which:

FIG. 1 shows an illustrative environment for managing a web site that includes dynamic protected data according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 shows an illustrative web page for a web site.

FIG. 3 shows an illustrative process flow for obtaining a dynamic public web page in response to a request received from a searching system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 shows an illustrative public web page that can be obtained in response to a request received based on the user interface control in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 shows an illustrative public web page that can be obtained in response to a request received based on the user interface control in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 shows an illustrative process flow for obtaining a protected web page in response to a request from a browser system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 shows an illustrative log in page.

FIG. 8 shows an illustrative protected web page that can be provided in response to a request for the public web page of FIG. 4.

FIG. 9 shows an illustrative protected web page that can be provided in response to a request for the public web page of FIG. 5.

Claims

1. A method of managing a web site that includes dynamic protected data, the method comprising: receiving a request for a web page from a requesting system;determining if the requesting system can be identified as a browser system; andobtaining a public web page when the requesting system is not identified as a browser system, wherein the public web page does not include dynamic protected data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the public web page for processing by the requesting system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining includes: querying a data store for dynamic public data; andgenerating the public web page based on the dynamic public data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining includes obtaining a value for a User-Agent field in the request.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a redirect message that includes an alternative address for the web page for processing by the requesting system when the requesting system is identified as a browser system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the redirect message is a temporary redirect message.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising: receiving a request for the web page at the alternative address from the requesting system; andauthenticating a user of the requesting system.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising obtaining a protected web page that includes dynamic protected data based on the authenticated user.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing the protected web page for processing by the requesting system.

10. A system for managing a web site that includes dynamic protected data, the system comprising: a system for receiving a request for a web page from a requesting system;a system for determining if the requesting system can be identified as a browser system; anda system for obtaining a public web page when the requesting system is not identified as a browser system, wherein the public web page does not include dynamic protected data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system for obtaining includes: a system for querying a data store for dynamic public data; anda system for generating the public web page based on the dynamic public data.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising a system for providing a redirect message that includes an alternative address for the web page for processing by the requesting system when the requesting system is identified as a browser system.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising: a system for receiving a request for the web page at the alternative address from the requesting system; anda system for authenticating a user of the requesting system.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising a system for obtaining a protected web page that includes dynamic protected data based on the authenticated user.

15. A program product stored on a computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer infrastructure to manage a web site that includes dynamic protected data, the program product comprising computer program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to: receive a request for a web page from a requesting system;determine if the requesting system can be identified as a browser system; andobtain a public web page when the requesting system is not identified as a browser system, wherein the public web page does not include dynamic protected data.

16. The program product of claim 15, wherein the program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to obtain enables the computer infrastructure to: query a data store for dynamic public data; andgenerate the public web page based on the dynamic public data.

17. The program product of claim 15, further comprising program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to provide a redirect message that includes an alternative address for the web page for processing by the requesting system when the requesting system is identified as a browser system.

18. The program product of claim 17, further comprising program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to: receive a request for the web page at the alternative address from the requesting system; andauthenticate a user of the requesting system.

19. The program product of claim 17, further comprising program code for enabling the computer infrastructure to obtain a protected web page that includes dynamic protected data based on the authenticated user.

20. A method of generating a system for managing a web site that includes dynamic protected data, the method comprising: providing a computer infrastructure operable to: receive a request for a web page from a requesting system;determine if the requesting system can be identified as a browser system; andobtain a public web page when the requesting system is not identified as a browser system, wherein the public web page does not include dynamic protected data.