Patent ID: 8793801

Claim:
A processor-implemented method of facilitating a secure distribution of information, comprising: determining at a client device that an email message is being generated by a user; associating a security classification with the email message; identifying each intended recipient of the email message; verifying each intended recipient has a security classification that corresponds to the security classification associated with the email message by comparing each intended recipient with a list of presently allowed potential recipients derived at least in part on the security classification associated with the email message; generating a recipient confirmation prompt if a security classification associated with an intended recipient does not correspond to the security classification associated with the email message; finalizing the email message for transmission according to the email message's intended recipient verification and the security classification; transmitting the email message along with an indication of the security classification and routing the email message based, at least in part, on the security classification and the email message's intended recipient verification; determining whether a destination associated with the email message is (i) within a local environment or (ii) external to the local environment; if it is determined that the destination is external, arranging for information to be provided via a Web site in accordance with the security classification; determining whether a recipient is able to access information via the Web site; and if it is determined that the recipient is not able to access information via the Web site, notifying the user via the client device.