NETWORK RATING
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a connection request for a first network entity from a second network entity;
retrieving a reputation associated with the second network entity from a reputation server, the reputation server being operable to derive a reputation associated with the second network entity based upon data associated with the second network entity;
comparing a reputation associated with the second network entity to a reputation associated with the first network entity; and
determining whether to approve a connection between the first network entity and the second network entity based upon the comparison.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for assigning a reputation to a messaging entity by analyzing the attributes of the entity, correlating the attributes with known attributes to define relationships between entities sharing attributes, and attributing a portion of the reputation of one related entity to the reputation of the other related entity.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a connection request for a first network entity from a second network entity; retrieving a reputation associated with the second network entity from a reputation server, the reputation server being operable to derive a reputation associated with the second network entity based upon data associated with the second network entity; comparing a reputation associated with the second network entity to a reputation associated with the first network entity; and determining whether to approve a connection between the first network entity and the second network entity based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A connection control system comprising:
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a communication interface operable to receive connection requests between a first entity and a second entity; a reputation module operable to provide a reputation associated with the first entity and the second entity based upon communications associated with each of the entities; a comparison module operable to compare the reputation of the first entity with the reputation of the second entity; wherein the communication interface is operable to communicate a response to the connection request based upon the comparison between the reputation of the first entity and the reputation of the second entity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A connection control method, comprising:
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identifying a first network entity; identifying communications associated with the first network entity; applying a plurality of tests to the communications, the plurality of tests being operable to identify characteristics associated with the communications; identifying one or more relationships between the first network entity and a known entity based upon the analysis; assigning a first reputation score to the first network entity based upon the one or more relationships and based upon results of the plurality of tests; determining whether to connect to a second network entity based upon the first reputation score. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A connection control method, comprising:
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identifying a first reputation score, the first reputation score being based upon identified network activity associated with the first entity; identifying a second reputation score, the second reputation score being based upon identified network activity associate with the second entity; comparing the first reputation score with the second reputation score; and determining whether to enable a connection to the second entity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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