Network content access control
US6928545B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0807
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for preventing unauthorized access by a requestor to data sent via computer networks, including a) requesting, from a requesting computer, access to data from a first server, at the first server b) determining if the request is a valid request, c) receiving a ticket from a ticket server, if the request is a valid request d) providing the ticket identifying the requestor to a second server the data is stored, e) directing the requesting computer to request access to the data from the second server, at the second server f) receiving the request from the requesting computer, g) verifying the ticket as identifying the requestor, and h) sending the data to the requesting computer in response to the request.
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