Messaging source verification method, apparatus, and system

A computer implemented method to verify the source of a message, comprising:

• configuring a keyword to trigger a verification flow with a message recipient and registering a verified channel for use to send messages to the message recipient, associating the verified channel with an authentication token, transmitting a first message containing the keyword to the message recipient via the verified channel, receiving a reply from the message recipient containing the keyword and triggering the verification flow;
• wherein in the triggered verification flow, the computer implement method further comprises verifying the verified channel using the authentication token, determining verification instructions and a code, transmitting the verification instructions and the code to the message recipient through the verified channel in a second message, receiving the code from the message recipient, and transmitting verification information to the message recipient, further comprising receiving an instruction from a customer to transmit the first message to the message recipient over the verified channel, wherein the instruction further comprises a content to include in the first message, wherein the content is in addition to the keyword.

One or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that cause at least one computer device, in response to execution of the instructions by a processor of the at least one computer device, to:

• configure a keyword to trigger a verification flow with a message recipient and register a verified channel for use to send messages to the message recipient, associate the verified channel with an authentication token, transmit a first message containing the keyword to the message recipient via the verified channel, receive a reply from the message recipient containing the keyword and triggering the verification flow;
• wherein in the triggered verification flow, the computer-readable media further comprise instructions that cause the computer device, in response to execution of the instructions by the processor of the computer device, to verify the verified channel using the authentication token, determine verification instructions and a code, transmit the verification instructions and the code to the message recipient through the verified channel in a second message, receive the code from the message recipient, and transmit verification information to the message recipient.