An Internet Portal is enabled by software executing on an
Internet-connected server. The Portal, in response to a log-on by a user,
presents a secure and personalized page for and to the user, the
personalized page having listed plural Internet destinations enabled by
hyperlinks, wherein upon invocation of a hyperlink by the subscriber,
such as by a point-and-click technique, the portal invokes a URL for the
destination, and upon connection with the destination, transparently
provides any required log-on information for user access at the
destination. In an enhanced embodiment a search function is provided
wherein a user may configure searches in any or all of the listed
destinations on a personalized page. Provision is provided for log-on by
limited appliances, such as by a Smartcard or embedded password, and in
some embodiments functionality is provided in a browser plug-in wherein a
user may navigate to a site, and, in response to a request for log-in
data, the subscriber may use a hot key or pointer input, which will cause
the browser to access and provide the needed data from the Password-All
source.