US 2007/0168432 A1 · Use of service identifiers to authenticate the originator of an electronic message

Abstract

A system and method for authenticating communication from a message originator to a user is provided. An electronic message is identified as intended for a user. A service identifier associated with the user is retrieved from a database and inserted into a subject field or the body of the electronic message. The service identifier may be lexical, auditory, or visual. The electronic message can be an e-mail message, fax, short message, or multimedia message. The electronic message is then transmitted to a device associated with the user via a network serving the user. The presence of the service identifier in the subject field or message body authenticates that the electronic message originated from the professed message originator.

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Dependent claims

A method for facilitating authentication of a communication from a message originator to a user, the method comprising:

(a) identifying a first electronic message as intended for a first user;
(b) retrieving a first service identifier associated with the first user;
(c) inserting the first service identifier into a subject field of the first electronic message;
and
(d) transmitting the electronic message to a first device associated with the first user,
whereby the presence of the first service identifier in the subject field authenticates that the first electronic message originated from a legitimate message originator.

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Use of service identifiers to authenticate the originator of an electronic message

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Use of service identifiers to authenticate the originator of an electronic message

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Abstract

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