Obtaining and assessing objective data relating to network resources

Abstract

The subject matter discloses a network comprising a plurality of network resources a method for automatically providing a user device with information regarding communication with a network resource, the method comprising: prior to sending data from the user device to the network resource in communication, retrieving information about the network resource from a directory server; evaluating the data to determine if sending the data to the network resource complies with security criteria according to the information about the network resource; providing the user device with a choice whether to send the data in case the data comprises confidential data.

1 . In a network comprising a plurality of network resources a method for automatically providing a user device with information regarding communication with a network resource, the method comprising:
 prior to sending data from the user device to the network resource in communication, retrieving information about the network resource from a directory server;   evaluating the data to determine if sending the data to the network resource complies with security criteria according to the information about the network resource;   providing the user device with a choice whether to send the data in case the data comprises confidential data,   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein evaluating the data comprises determining the type of the data. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising, if the type of data comprises confidential data, denying sending of the data. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising sending test data consisting of incorrect information and verifying according to a response from the network resource if it is safe to send the data. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data is directly delivered to a driver program and from it to a network adapter, skipping an application process, whereby the network adapter transmits the data to the network resource. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data is directly delivered to an application process, skipping another application process that was initially intended to receive the data.