Method, apparatus and system for a keyed email framework

A method, comprising:

• providing a unique identifier during registration on a website;
• capturing information pertaining to an address of the website and the unique identifier;
• thereafter comparing any incoming email having the unique identifier against the captured information;
• if the incoming email having the unique identifier includes the address of the website in the captured information, then opening the email;
• and
• if the incoming email having the unique identifier includes an address other than the address of the website in the captured information, then following a predetermined course of action.

A system, comprising:

• a receiving email account;
• and
• a key encryption (“KEA”) module communicatively coupled to the email account, the KEA module capable of:
• generating unique identifiers;
• examining an incoming email to determine if the incoming email includes an identifier;
• if the incoming email includes the identifier, comparing the identifier in the incoming email against the generated unique identifiers to determine a status of the identifier;
• and
• if the incoming email does not include an identifier, following a first predetermined course of action.

An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• examine an email from a sender to determine if the email includes an identifier;
• if the email includes the identifier, examine the identifier to determine a status;
• determine how to handle the email based on the status of the identifier;
• and
• if the email does not include an identifier, follow a first predetermined course of action.