Abstract: A customizable Web portal service comprises a server that hosts a master Web site. The master Web site serves as a Web portal. Users of a first class can establish accounts on the server. For each account holder, the server hosts a separate copy of the master Web site. Each account holder can customize its copy of the master Web site in accordance with a first level of customizability. In addition, users of a second class can create customized copies of the master Web site and of the account holder copies thereof in accordance with a second level of customizability.

Abstract: Secure access to internal data resources is facilitated through a gateway CGI on an internet visible computer system with an internet visible web server configured by rules to forward calls to the gateway CGI. The gateway CGI packages information from the call to send by secure socket connection to a server-like access control program on a secure host system which can reconstitute the call if authenticated and/or validated and serve the request, returning the sought after data or resource through an encrypted channel if desired. Variations for high throughput environments and operation with application program session controllers are described.