Secure email recipient
First Claim
14. An email authentication system, the system comprising:
- a processor;
a network interface in communication with the processor, the network interface capable of receiving an email from a sender and forwarding the email to a recipient;
a memory unit in communication with the processor and having processor executable instructions for configuring the processor to receive instructions to register a sender upon request from an unregistered sender, determine if the sender is approved by the recipient, and provide a current digital signature of the recipient to the sender if the sender is approved by the recipient.
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Abstract
A system and method for authenticating electronic communications between a sender and a recipient via an email authentication server is described. The system includes a processor, a network interface in communication with the processor, the network interface capable of receiving an email from a sender and forwarding the email to a recipient and a memory unit in communication with the processor and having processor executable instructions. The processor executable instructions configure the processor to receive instructions to register a sender upon request from an unregistered sender, determine if the sender is approved by the recipient, and provide a current digital signature of the recipient to the sender if the sender is approved by the recipient.
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32 Claims
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14. An email authentication system, the system comprising:
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a processor; a network interface in communication with the processor, the network interface capable of receiving an email from a sender and forwarding the email to a recipient; a memory unit in communication with the processor and having processor executable instructions for configuring the processor to receive instructions to register a sender upon request from an unregistered sender, determine if the sender is approved by the recipient, and provide a current digital signature of the recipient to the sender if the sender is approved by the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium for authenticating a sender with an email authentication server, the computer readable medium comprising processor executable code for:
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receiving instructions to register a sender upon request from an unregistered sender; determining if the sender is approved by the recipient; transmitting a current digital signature of the recipient to the sender if the sender is approved by the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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30-1. The computer readable medium of claim 22, further comprising processor executable code for:
transmitting a communication to the receiver, the communication comprising information describing the sender, whereby the information describing the sender aids in identifying the sender.
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