Authentication of email servers and personal computers
US8856525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/212
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An originating email server is authenticated by a destination email server using a public key provided by the originating email server, thereby making it possible to detect an email with a forged origination address with no action required by a domain owner. A personal computer is authenticated using a reputation report associated with a unique number corresponding to the personal computer, enabling, in one embodiment, spam detection, and, in another embodiment, a decision that a valid user is requesting service registration at a website.
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