System and method for user to verify a network resource address is trusted

A system for verifying a network resource address is trusted, the system comprising:

• a server comprising:
• a storage unit configured to store at least one non- government entity registration, each non-government entity registration comprising an identity of a non-government entity and entity addressing information associated with the identity of the non-government entity;
• a query receiver configured to receive from a client a query comprising a target addressing information;
• a query processor configured to determine the identity of the non-government entity associated with the entity addressing information if the target addressing information matches the non-government entity addressing information;
• and
• a query result transmitter configured to transmit to the client a result comprising the identity of the non- government entity associated with the entity addressing information matching the target addressing information and to transmit to the client an indication that no entity is associated with the target addressing information if no entity addressing information matches the target addressing information;
• and
• a processor configured to, for at least one entity registration, confirm the existence of the non-government entity for which the identity is included in the entity registration by comparing a government record for the non-government entity against the entity registration;
• a verification transmitter configured to transmit the query comprising the target addressing information, to receive the result comprising the identity of the non-government entity associated with the entity addressing information matching the target addressing information and to receive the indication that no entity is associated with the target addressing information;
• a trusted storage unit configured to store addressing information;
• an untrusted storage unit configured to store addressing information
• a request receiver configured to receive a request from a user to access a resource locatable via the target addressing information;
• a request processor configured to determine whether the target addressing information is included in a trusted list and whether the target addressing information is included in an untrusted list;
• and
• a request processor configured to cause the resource to be accessed if the target addressing information is included in the trusted list, to cause the resource not to be accessed if the target addressing information is included in the untrusted list and to send the query to the server if the target addressing information is in neither the trusted list nor the untrusted list.

A computer program product embodied in non-transitory computer readable memory comprising:

• computer readable program codes coupled to the non-transitory computer readable memory for verifying a network resource address is trusted, the computer readable program codes configured to cause the program to:
• store at a server at least one non-government entity registration, each non-government entity registration comprising an identity of a non-government entity and entity addressing information associated with the identity of the non-government entity;
• confirm the existence of at least one entity for which the identity is included in the at least one entity registration by comparing a government record for the non-government entity against the entity registration;
• receive from a client a query comprising a target addressing information;
• determine the identity of the non-government entity associated with the entity addressing information if the target addressing information matches the entity addressing information;
• transmit to the client a result comprising the identity of the non-government entity associated with the entity addressing information matching the target addressing information;
• and
• transmit to the client an indication that no entity is associated with the target addressing information if no entity addressing information matches the target addressing information;
• transmit the query comprising the target addressing information;
• receive the result comprising the identity of the non- government entity associated with the entity addressing information matching the target addressing information;
• receive the indication that no entity is associated with the target addressing information;
• and
• receive a request from a user to access a resource locatable via the target addressing information;
• determine whether the target addressing information is included in a trusted list;
• cause the resource to be accessed if the target addressing information is included in the trusted list;
• determine whether the target addressing information is included in an untrusted list;
• cause the resource not to be accessed if the target addressing information is included in the untrusted list;
• and
• send the query to the server if the target addressing information is in neither the trusted list nor the untrusted list.