Taint mechanism for messaging system
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1. A method for managing a plurality of messages associated with an online messaging system, the method comprising:
- receiving a message from a messaging source;
determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted, wherein determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted includes determining whether the received message was digitally signed by an application with a chain of trust;
tagging the received message and storing the received message, wherein the tagging and the storing is based on the determination that the messaging source is not trusted and not digitally signed;
in response to determining the tagged and stored message can be validated, validating the tagged and stored message;
sending the validated message to the online messaging system; and
in response to determining the tagged and stored message can not be validated and the online messaging system is allowed to receive an unvalidated message, untagging the stored message and sending the unvalidated message to the online messaging system.
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Abstract
A method for managing a plurality of messages associated with an online messaging system is provided. The method may include receiving a message from a messaging source. The method may also include determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted. The method may further include tagging the received message or storing the received message, wherein the tagging and the storing is based on the determination that the messaging source is not trusted. The method may additionally include validating the received message.
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1. A method for managing a plurality of messages associated with an online messaging system, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a messaging source; determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted, wherein determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted includes determining whether the received message was digitally signed by an application with a chain of trust; tagging the received message and storing the received message, wherein the tagging and the storing is based on the determination that the messaging source is not trusted and not digitally signed; in response to determining the tagged and stored message can be validated, validating the tagged and stored message; sending the validated message to the online messaging system; and in response to determining the tagged and stored message can not be validated and the online messaging system is allowed to receive an unvalidated message, untagging the stored message and sending the unvalidated message to the online messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for managing a plurality of messages associated with an online messaging system, the computer system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising; receiving a message from a messaging source; determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted, wherein determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted includes determining whether the received message was digitally signed by an application with a chain of trust; tagging the received message and storing the received message, wherein the tagging and the storing is based on the determination that the messaging source is not trusted and not digitally signed; in response to determining the tagged and stored message can be validated, validating the tagged and stored message; sending the validated message to the online messaging system; and in response to determining the tagged and stored message can not be validated and the online messaging system is allowed to receive an unvalidated message, untagging the stored message and sending the unvalidated message to the online messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing a plurality of messages associated with an online messaging system, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive a message from a messaging source; program instructions to determine whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted, wherein determining whether the messaging source associated with the received message is trusted includes determining whether the received message was digitally signed by an application with a chain of trust; program instructions to tag the received message and store the received message, wherein the tagging and the storing is based on the determination that the messaging source is not trusted and not digitally signed; in response to determining the tagged and stored message can be validated, program instructions to validate the tagged and stored message; program instructions to send the validated message to the online messaging system; and in response to determining the tagged and stored message can not be validated and the online messaging system is allowed to receive an unvalidated message, program instructions to untag the stored message and sending the unvalidated message to the online messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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