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Authentication of a server by a client to prevent fraudulent user interfaces

US8776199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2010
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/25875
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Protecting a user against web spoofing in which the user confirms the authenticity of a web page prior to submitting sensitive information such as user credentials (e.g., a login name and password) via the web page. The web page provides the user with an identifiable piece of information representing a shared secret between the user and the server. The user confirms the correctness of the shared secret to ensure the legitimacy of the web page prior to disclosing any sensitive information via the web page.

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