METHOD FOR PREVENTING DEEP LINKING INTO A WEB SITE

A method for preventing access to a document in a server in a computer communications network can include the step of establishing a list of allowable source documents from which a request to access the document can originate. Furthermore, a request for the document can be received from a requesting client. An identity of a source document of the request can be detected in the request and compared with the list of allowable source documents from which a request to access the document can originate. The request can be serviced if the detected identifier matches an allowable source document contained in the list of allowable source documents. Moreover, the request can be denied if the detected identifier does not match an allowable source document contained in the list of prohibited source documents.