Verifying authenticity of webpages
US7877784B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/168
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A certificate registry system is configured to issue authentication certificates issued to each one of a plurality of information providers and to maintain a root certificate corresponding to all of the authentication certificates. Each one of the authentication certificates links respective authentication information thereof to identification information of a corresponding one of the information providers. Each one of the authentication certificates is devoid of linkage between the corresponding one of the information providers and domain name information thereof. The authentication certificates of the certificate registry are associated in a manner at least partially dependent upon at least one of a particular type of information that the information providers provide, a particular organization that the information providers are associated with, a particular type profession in which the information providers are engaged and a particular geographical region in which the information providers are located.
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