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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSteven Cameron Blair, Sebastian Hassinger, William W. Hurley, II, William Meyer Smith, John J. E. Turek
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A method of validating a request to access a target server in a computer network having an open, trusted database. The method begins when a request to access the target server is received at a host from which the scheme is supported. In response, a query is initiated to the trusted database to identify a technical, administrative or other contact person that may authorize the access request. In the Internet, the trusted database may be the WHOIS database that includes second level domain name information. A second query (e.g., an e-mail) is then launched to the identified contact. The e-mail preferably includes a URL and a key. The URL identifies a response Web page interface that is accessible upon entry of the key. If the identified contact accesses the Web page interface, he or she may then authorize the access request, deny the access request, or indicate under what conditions the request may occur. The invention takes advantage of existing Internet infrastructure and methods to provide a robust lightweight authentication mechanism.
A method of validating a request to access a target server in a computer network having a trusted shared resource, comprising the steps of:
A method of validating a request to scan a target server in a computer network including a trusted database, comprising the steps of:
A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for use in a server connectable in a computer network having a trusted database, comprising:
A computer for hosting an authentication service in a computer network having a trusted database, comprising:
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