Validation of domain name control

• US 20070067465A1
• Filed: 09/16/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ServiceNow Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Blinn, Arnold, Gillett, Don, Hagan, Cynthia
• Granted Patent: US 7,987,251 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0894 Policy-based network configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/3015 Name registration, generation or assignment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]

Abstract

A system, operable on one or more computers, and a computer-readable media are presented for validating an assertion made by a user that he or she controls a domain name. The system comprises an assertion receiver, authorization code generator, and a validation component. The assertion receiver receives either an explicit or an implicit indication that a particular user exercises control over a domain name. The authorization code generator provides an authorization code, to be electronically published in a Domain Name System (DNS) record associated with the domain name. After the authorization code has been inserted in a DNS record, the validation component accesses the DNS record to determine presence of the authorization code within the DNS records. If the authorization code is present, control of the domain by the user is established.

Claims

1. A system, operable on one or more computers, for validating control of a domain, said system comprising:

an assertion receiver component that receives an indication that a user exercises control over a domain name;

an authorization code generator that provides an authorization code to be electronically published within a Domain Name System record associated with said domain name; and

a validation component configured to access said Domain Name System record and to determine whether said authorization code is published within said Domain Name System record.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said assertion receiver component further comprises an assertion generator Application Programming Interface configured to automatically modify the Domain Name System record.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said assertion receiver component is configured to provide said user with said authorization code and instructions to modify said Domain Name System record.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said assertion receiver component is configured to identify at least one service to be provided by a web service provider.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an account creation component configured to create one or more user accounts having said domain name.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein said account creation component is configured to authenticate one or more administrators for control of said at least one service.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said account creation component is further configured to create at least one account automatically.

8. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon to perform a method for validating control of a domain, said method comprising:

receiving an indication from a user that said user exercises control over a domain name;

providing an authorization code to be published in a Domain Name System record associated with said domain name;

observing a Domain Name System Record associated with said domain name; and

comparing said Domain Name System Record with said authorization code.

9. The computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises inserting said authorization code into said Domain Name System record.

10. The computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises providing to said user instructions for inserting said authorization code into said Domain Name System record.

11. The computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises identifying at least one service to be provided by a web service provider.

12. The computer-readable media of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises creating at least one account having said domain name.

13. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein said method further comprises authenticating an administrator for control of said at least one service.

14. The computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein said creating at least one user account operates automatically according to a predefined policy.

15. A system, operable on one or more computers, for initiating one or more services in connection with an indicated domain, said system comprising:

a service-request interface which receives from a user an indication that said user desires to establish said one or more services in connection with an indicated domain name;

an output component that provides at least one authorization code to be published in a Domain Name System record associated with said indicated domain name; and

a notification component that indicates to said user establishment of said at least one service, wherein said at least one service is established in response to verifying publication of said authorization code in said Domain Name System record.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising an automated component that automatically modifies the Domain Name System record.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said output component is configured to provide said user with said authorization code and instructions to modify said Domain Name System record.

18. The system of claim 15, further comprising an account creation control configured to create one or more user accounts having said domain name.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising an authentication component configured to authenticate an administrator for control of said one or more services.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein said one or more services grants accounts automatically according to a predefined policy.