Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Christopher J Beiter

Delane Robert Hewett

Johan A F Sundstrom

The invention automatically controls whether displayed web pages and associated frames displayed within a web browser are secure or non-secure. A dynamic 'Web Component' remotely controls web page security states. The Web Component uses the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component, regardless of how many unique clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished using entry web pages, or 'entry points,' to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and controlling the security state of a web page having at least two frames. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

Using dynamic web components to remotely control the security state of web pages

Internet web pages displayed via an Internet web browser or other applications are automatically customized. Dynamic 'Web Components' are used to automatically customize web pages. Further, these Web Components use the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component regardless of which, or how many, unique local clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished by using entry web pages, or 'entry points,' as described in further detail below, to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and automatically generating a web page. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

Using dynamic Web Components to automatically customize web pages

The present invention involves a new system and process for automatically controlling whether a displayed web page and associated frames displayed within a window of a web browser are secure or non-secure. For example, whether the displayed web page and associated frames are provided via a secure socket layer (SSL), i.e. a web page from an HTTPS address (secure), or simply via an HTTP address (non-secure), respectively. Specifically, the present invention uses a dynamic 'Web Component' to remotely control web page security states. Further, the Web Component according to the present invention uses the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component, regardless of which, or how many, unique local clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished by using entry web pages, or 'entry points,' as described in further detail below, to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and controlling the security state of a web page having at least two frames. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

System and method for using dynamic web components to remotely control the security state of web pages

The present invention involves a new system and process for automatically customizing an Internet web page displayed via an Internet browser or other application for displaying Internet web pages. Specifically, the present invention uses a dynamic 'Web Component' to automatically customize web pages. Further, a Web Component according to the present invention uses the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component regardless of which, or how many, unique local clients make use of the Web Component. This code reuse is accomplished by using entry web pages, or 'entry points,' as described in further detail below, to set the value of function properties or parameters of the Web Component for dynamically and automatically generating a web page. The script and/or HTML source code of the Web Component pages does not change based on each new implementation or instantiation. Consequently, little setup work is required for each implementation, and only a basic verification test pass is needed for each unique automatically customized Internet web page.

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