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Facilitating secure online transactions

  • US 9,294,288 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2014
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a request for a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) identifier;

    generating a unique session identifier;

    transmitting, over a first TCP connection, a token including the unique session identifier, said token signed with a private key associated with a server certificate;

    receiving a first response to transmitting the token comprising a request to initiate a secure data transfer link over a second TCP connection, the second TCP connection being distinct from the first TCP connection;

    transmitting the server certificate and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) identifier over the second TCP connection;

    in response to transmitting the server certificate and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) identifier over the second TCP connection, receiving a second response over the first TCP connection comprising the URL identifier and an authenticity identifier corresponding to a second private key associated with a second certificate distinct from the server certificate; and

    validating the second response,said method performed by a computing system that comprises one or more computing devices.

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