Patent ID: 8195939
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for filtering a message comprising: receiving the message including a plurality of information elements, at least one of the plurality of information elements having message information and belonging to at least one of a plurality of predefined classes of information elements; receiving security data related to a destination; selecting a configuration file based on the security data related to the destination, the configuration file comprising a settings section for indicating a behavior of filtering the message, and at least one section including a target class corresponding to the behavior of filtering; using the selected configuration file to select, by a processor, at least one of the plurality of information elements belonging to a predefined class corresponding to the target class, the target class including classes of information elements selected for filtering; and filtering, by the processor, any message information in the message corresponding to the selected information elements to provide a filtered message for transmission to the destination.