Trusted content server
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing access to authenticated electronic documents over a network comprising:
- a server computer;
a user interface connected to said server via a first network interface for providing user access to said server;
a computer network containing said electronic documents connected to said server via a second network interface;
a database connected to said server via a third network interface, for storing data for authenticating said electronic documents;
wherein said first network interface, said second network interface and said third network interface are disjunct respective to each other such that said user, said computer network and said database are not in communication therebetween;
a verification server comprising first and second network interfaces for connecting said computer network and said database thereto;
wherein said first and second network interfaces are disjunct such that said database is not accessible to said computer network;
wherein said apparatus provides a user access to authenticated electronic documents from said computer network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing access to authenticated electronic documents over a network. The apparatus comprises a server computer, a user interface connected to the server via a first network interface for providing user access to the server, a computer network containing the electronic documents connected to the server via a second network interface, a database connected to the server via a third network interface, for storing data for authenticating the electronic documents. The first network interface, second network interface and the third network interface are disjunct respective to each other such that the user, the computer network and the database are not in communication therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a verification server having first and second network interfaces for connecting the computer network and the database thereto, wherein the first and second network interfaces are disjunct such that the database is not accessible to the computer network.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing access to authenticated electronic documents over a network comprising:
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a server computer;
a user interface connected to said server via a first network interface for providing user access to said server;
a computer network containing said electronic documents connected to said server via a second network interface;
a database connected to said server via a third network interface, for storing data for authenticating said electronic documents;
wherein said first network interface, said second network interface and said third network interface are disjunct respective to each other such that said user, said computer network and said database are not in communication therebetween;
a verification server comprising first and second network interfaces for connecting said computer network and said database thereto;
wherein said first and second network interfaces are disjunct such that said database is not accessible to said computer network;
wherein said apparatus provides a user access to authenticated electronic documents from said computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A method for providing access to authenticated electronic documents over a network comprising the steps of:
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a) initializing a database by storing indexed information for identifying and authenticating each of said electronic documents therein;
b) receiving a user request for an electronic document;
c) searching and retrieving from said database said information for identifying and authenticating said requested document;
d) accessing said network and retrieving the content of said requested document;
e) calculating a checksum for the content of said retrieved document;
f) comparing said checksum with said authenticating information for authenticating the content of said retrieved document;
g) returning the content of said retrieved document to user if authenticated;
h) returning a refusal to user if the content of said retrieved document not authenticated; and
i) updating said authenticating information for said document in said database with the authenticity status thereof.
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