Endpoint verification using common attributes

• US 20070203849A1
• Filed: 02/24/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Cameron, Kim, Nanda, Arun
• Application Number:
  US11/361,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20070203849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/67
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication

Abstract

A system for endpoint verification includes a computer system programmed to access one web site of a plurality of web sites associated with an organization. The computer system is programmed to receive a digital certificate of the web site and to display an attribute from the digital certificate to the user for endpoint verification. The attribute is common across two or more of the web sites of the organization.

Claims

1. A system for endpoint verification, the system comprising a computer system programmed to access one web site of a plurality of web sites associated with an organization, the computer system being programmed to receive a digital certificate of the web site and to display an attribute from the digital certificate to the user for endpoint verification, wherein the attribute is common across two or more of the web sites of the organization.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the attribute is an organizational name field from the digital certificate.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the attribute is displayed to the user in a browser of the computer system during the endpoint verification.

4. A method of providing endpoint verification, the method comprising:

accessing one of a plurality of web sites associated with an organization;

receiving a digital certificate of the web site; and

displaying an attribute from the digital certificate to the user for endpoint verification, the attribute being common across two or more of the web sites of the organization.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the attribute is an organizational name field from the digital certificate.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein displaying the attribute further comprises displaying the attribute in a browser during the endpoint verification.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising providing an indication of trustworthiness of the web site based on review of the attribute.

8. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:

accessing one of a plurality of web sites associated with an organization;

receiving a digital certificate of the web site; and

displaying an attribute from the digital certificate to the user for endpoint verification, the attribute being common across two or more of the web sites of the organization.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the attribute is an organizational name field from the digital certificate.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein displaying the attribute further comprises displaying the attribute in a browser during the endpoint verification.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising providing an indication of trustworthiness of the web site based on review of the attribute.