Method and device for securing email address
US8977699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for securing an email address includes: establishing a secure group constituted by associates in response to an establishment request from a sender, wherein the associates comprise the sender and a recipient; obtaining a secure-group address in response to a sending operation of an email; and replacing an email address of the sender of the email with the secure-group address and transmitting the email to an email address of the recipient of the email. A device for securing an email address is also provided.
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