SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for authenticating electronic messages. A data structure is generated by a computer server which allows for the authentication of the contents and computer server identity of a received electronic message and provides a trusted stamp to authenticate when the message was sent. Data which can authenticate the message, the computer server identity, and the time the message was sent is included into a data structure which is called an Electronic PostMark (EPM).
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56 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A computer-implemented method for authenticating an electronic message, comprising:
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receiving, by an authentication server at a predetermined time, a request to authenticate the electronic message and a hash value derived from the electronic message; generating an electronic postmark data structure, the electronic postmark data structure comprising at least one of; the hash value; time and date information; branding data from a system registry; and a digital signature generated for the electronic postmark data structure; storing a copy of the the electronic postmark data structure in a log file; and sending the electronic postmark data structure to a recipient client. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 46)
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39. (canceled)
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47. A system for authenticating an electronic message, comprising:
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a receiver that receives, at a predetermined time, a request to authenticate the electronic message and a hash value; a temporal component that obtains time and date information; a branding component that receives branding data from a system registry; a signature component that generates a digital signature; a generating component that generates an electronic postmark data structure comprising at least one of; the hash value; time and date information; branding data from a system registry; and a digital signature generated for the electronic postmark data structure; a database that stores a copy of the electronic postmark data structure in a log file; and a sender that sends the electronic postmark data structure to a recipient client. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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