Identification of trusted websites
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorsUDAY KURKURE, HARI SIVARAMAN
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Abstract
This document describes techniques for identifying trusted websites. In one embodiment, a computer system can receive a request from user to access a website and a private image and a public image wherein the public image and the private image are associated with a user account that enables the user to access the website. The computer system then embeds the private image in the public image to create a combined image and transmits the combined image to a client device for processing. The computer system can then receive a confirmation from the user that at least the private image embedded in the combined image is verified.
Claims18
Method for identifying trusted websites, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a client device to access a website using a user account that enables to access the website;
- retrieving a private image and a public image wherein the public image and the private image are associated with the user account;
- embedding the private image in the public image to create a combined image;
- transmitting the combined image to the client device for processing;
- receiving a confirmation from the client device that at least the private image is embedded in and extracted from the combined image;
- and
- based on receiving the confirmation, allowing access to the website using credentials of the user account.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon software executable by a computer system, the software embodying a method for identifying trusted websites, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a client device to access a website using a user account that enables to access the website;
- retrieving a private image and a public image wherein the public image and the private image are associated with the user account;
- embedding the private image in the public image to create a combined image;
- transmitting the combined image to the client device for processing;
- receiving a confirmation from the client device that at least the private image is embedded in and extracted from the combined image;
- and
- based on receiving the confirmation, allowing access to the website using credentials of the user account.
A computer system comprising:
- a plurality of processors;
- and
- a non-transitory data store having stored thereon program code which, when executed by one or more of the plurality of processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- receive a request from a client device to access a website using a user account that enables to access the website;
- retrieve a private image and a public image wherein the public image and the private image are associated with the user account;
- embed the private image in the public image to create a combined image;
- transmit the combined image to the client device for processing;
- receive a confirmation from the client device that at least the private image is embedded in and extracted from the combined image;
- and
- based on receiving the confirmation, allow access to the website using credentials of the user account.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.