FIGURE 09 is a diagram showing aspects of three
remaining prerequisites 0240 to the system and method 0110.
The first is Internet locations data 0910 comprising
the targets 0440 to which composite files 0250 and the index file 0260 may be optionally
dispersed. Each entry consists of four elements. An IP (Internet Protocol) address 0911
may be expressed either as four numbers, each in the range 0 to 255, separated by
periods (example: 64.224.160.161) or as a verbal form such as ftp.MyHidingPlace.com.
Within this address, files may be hidden in innocuously named directories and/or a
hierarchical sequence of subdirectories 0912. Next comes the name of a user 0913
authorized to post files by file transfer protocol (FTP) to that location. The
fourth element is the password 0914 required to place files in that location.
In the preferred embodiment, entries with each of these four elements comprise
a file named "ILocate.dat" 0915. This file is maintained in the same
directory as the random tables 0230; "ILocate.dat" 0915 is disguised
sufficiently to protect against data mining or casual observation of
Internet target locations 0910. Lists of Internet locations entries may
also appear in temporary text files 0916, provided by Internet Service
Providers (ISPs), or Internet Storage Service Providers (ISSPs).
Organizations with Intranets may also create lists to aid their
employees in building suitable "ILocate.dat" files 0915. Ideally,
all files containing Internet location data should be given a
computer-specific disguise, to impede theft of files and misuse of
Internet sites listed therein.
Note that where the user is content to keep the
privacy protected archive 0261 on hard disk, Internet locations data (0910 and 0440)
is not an essential input.
