Patent ID: 7409439

Claim:
A method of enabling a reverse proxy server to control access of a resource from a client, said resource being identified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), wherein said client is located outside of an intranet on which said reverse proxy server is located said URL being present in a web page, said method comprising: receiving a description of said web page including a line containing said URL represented in the form of a first string; inserting a plurality of instructions into said description, wherein execution of said plurality of instructions by said client is designed to cause said client to convert said first string to a second string, wherein said second string also represents said URL when said resource is sought to be accessed from said client using said web page; and sending said description including said line as received in said description, along with said plurality of instructions to said client, wherein said resource is not directly accessible from said client, wherein said second string is designed to include an address of said reverse proxy server such that said client accesses said resource through said reverse proxy server.