AUTHENTICATING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method including:
- generating an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication; and
presenting the authenticity indicator to the recipient of the electronic communication.
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Abstract
A method includes generating an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication. The authenticity indicator is presented to the recipient of the electronic communication.
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28 Claims
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1. A method including:
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generating an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication; and
presenting the authenticity indicator to the recipient of the electronic communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine perform a method including:
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generating an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication; and
presenting the authenticity indicator to the recipient of the electronic communication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A server for authenticating electronic communications communicated between the server and at least one client device, the server including:
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a communication interface to communicate with the at least one client device;
a processor; and
memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
generate a confidence factor for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the confidence factor indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication; and
present the confidence factor to the recipient of the electronic communication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A server for authenticating electronic communication communicated between the server and at least one client device, the server including:
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communication means for communicating with the at least one client device;
processing means; and
memory means for storing instructions which, when executed by the processing means, cause the processing means to;
generate an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication; and
present the authenticity indicator to the recipient of the electronic communication. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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