Sending authentication codes to multiple recipients

• US 9,479,495 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2014
• Issued: 10/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Nitin, Ambler, Christopher, Beadnall, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): HERZOG, MADHURI R
• Application Number:
  US14/575,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20160182490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 713155-158, 713168-186, 726 1- 21, 726 26- 30
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/041 using an encryption or decryption engine integrated in transmitted data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/302 Administrative registration, e.g. for domain names at internet corporation for assigned names and numbers [ICANN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0435 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply symmetric encryption, i.e. same key used for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for symmetric key encryption H04L9/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0846 using time-dependent-passwords, e.g. periodically changing passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0869 for achieving mutual authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive a request for the change key; generate the change key; separate the change key into a plurality of divisions; transmit each of the plurality of divisions to a designated contact; determine whether the plurality of divisions is received by the server computer; and if so, combine the plurality of divisions into the change key; and update the domain name.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a network configured to provide a plurality of transmissions between a registry, a registrar and a registrant associated with a domain name;

a database communicatively coupled to the network and storing a plurality of designated contacts designated to receive a change key authorizing an update to a domain name;

a server computer communicatively coupled to the network and configured to;

receive a request for the change key for the domain name from a user;

generate the change key for the domain name;

separate the change key into a plurality of divisions;

transmit at least one division in the plurality of divisions of the change key to each designated contact in the plurality of designated contacts;

determine whether the at least one division in the plurality of divisions is received by the server computer from each designated contact in the plurality of designated contacts; and

responsive to a determination that the at least one division in the plurality of divisions is received by the server computer from each designated contact in the plurality of designated contacts;

combine the at least one division in the plurality of divisions received from each designated contact in the plurality of designated contacts into the change key; and

authorize the user to modify at least one attribute of the domain name.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of designated contacts comprise:

an email address;

a phone or SMS number;

or

a message displayed in association with a social media account.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of designated contacts include:

at least one contact associated with the user that submitted the request for the change key; and

at least one contact that is not the user, but is selected by the user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the change key comprises a character string; and

the plurality of divisions comprises a division of the character string according to a number of designated contacts in the plurality of designated contacts.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the change key comprises a character string;

the change key is separated and combined according to a hashing function.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the change key comprises extensible markup language data comprising:

a security key;

or

a client side certificate representing a layer of security.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the change key comprises:

an encrypted key; and

means for decrypting the encrypted key.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the means for decrypting the encrypted key utilizes an extensible markup language.

9. A method, comprising the steps of:

receiving, by a server computer communicatively coupled to a network and from a user, a request for a change key authorizing an update to a domain name;

generating, by the server computer, the change key for the domain name;

separating, by the server computer, the change key into a plurality of divisions;

transmitting, by the server computer, at least one division in the plurality of divisions of the change key to each designated contact in a plurality of designated contacts for the domain name;

determining, by the server computer, whether each one of the plurality of divisions of the change key is received by the server computer from the plurality of designated contacts; and

responsive to a determination that the plurality of divisions is received by the server computer;

combining, by the server computer, the plurality of divisions of the change key into the change key; and

authorizing the user to modify at least one attribute of the domain name.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of designated contacts comprises:

an email address;

a phone or SMS number;

or

a message displayed in association with a social media account.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of divisions are received from:

at least one contact associated with a requestor that submitted the request for the change key; and

at least one contact that is not the requestor, but is selected by the requestor.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the change key comprises a character string; and

the plurality of divisions comprises a division of the character string according to a number of designated contacts in the plurality of designated contacts.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the change key comprises a character string;

the change key is separated and combined according to a hashing function.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the change key comprises extensible markup language data comprising:

a security key;

or

a client side certificate representing a layer of security.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the change key comprises:

an encrypted key; and

means for decrypting the encrypted key.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the means for decrypting the encrypted key utilizes a extensible markup language.