Online transaction validation using a location object

A system for validating an online transaction comprising:

• a network element within a service provider's communication network, the network element configured to:
• determine a location of end user equipment within the communication network;
• encrypt the location into an encrypted location object using an encryption key;
• and
• cause an encrypted location object of the location to be transmitted to the end user equipment;
• end user equipment located at a user's premise and coupled to the communication network, the end user equipment configured to:
• receive and store the encrypted location object transmitted by the network element;
• transmit transaction object information for an online transaction attempted by the end user equipment;
• and
• transmit the stored encrypted location object;
• and
• a transaction processor coupled to the communication network, the transaction processor configured to:
• receive the transaction object information for the attempted online transaction transmitted from the end user equipment;
• receive the encrypted location object transmitted from the end user equipment;
• receive a decryption key used to decrypt the location object encrypted by the network element using the encryption key;
• decrypt the received encrypted location object transmitted from the end user equipment using the received decryption key;
• and
• validate the transaction object information for the attempted online transaction based at least in part on the decrypted location information.