System and method to securely confirm performance of task by a peer in a peer-to-peer network environment
US7181506B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1076
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for securely confirming performance of a task by a peer in a peer-to-peer network environment using signed receipts are disclosed. The method generally comprises broadcasting a request over the network by a requesting peer for a task with respect to a remote non-local backend server, receiving a response containing a local alias URL pointing to a destination on a responding server node, forwarding the task to the local alias URL for performance by the responding server node, and verifying a digital signature of any receipt packet received from the responding server node to ensure that the receipt packet is from the remote non-local backend server. The method may also include placing the server node in a black list of the requesting peer if the verifying is unsuccessful.
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