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Collecting anonymous and traceable telemetry

  • US 8,607,305 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2008
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a computer, the method comprising:

  • establishing a trust relationship with an escrow certificate issuer operable to issue certificates for use in providing telemetry data, the telemetry data including attack detection data;

    receiving a certificate from a telemetry source, the certificate including information usable to verify that the certificate is valid but not usable to determine an entity that controls the telemetry source without additional data not included in the certificate;

    determining, by a processor, whether the certificate is valid; and

    when the certificate is valid, determining whether the certificate is associated with low quality telemetry data or known false quality telemetry data and, when the certificate is associated with low quality telemetry data or known false quality telemetry data, causing the telemetry data to be rejected.

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