Providing consistent security information
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsJohn R. Douceur, Bryan Parno, Robert W. Reeder
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Abstract
A method for providing consistent security information between multiple applications is described herein. The method includes detecting potentially deceptive content from a communication application in a browser application. The method also includes generating consistent security information for the potentially deceptive content with the browser application. Additionally, the method includes sending the consistent security information for the potentially deceptive content to the communication application. Furthermore, the method includes providing a warning based on the consistent security information to the communication application.
Claims12
A method of providing consistent security information between multiple applications, comprising:
- detecting potentially deceptive content from a communication application in a browser application;
- generating the consistent security information for the potentially deceptive content with the browser application;
- sending the consistent security information for the potentially deceptive content to the communication application;
- and
- providing a warning from the browser application to the communication application, from which the potentially deceptive content is detected, based on the consistent security information to allow the warning to be displayed within the communication application, wherein the consistent security information is to prevent the warning from the browser application from conflicting with a separate warning from the communication application.
A system for providing consistent security information comprising:
- a display device to display potentially deceptive content;
- a processor to execute processor executable code;
- a storage device that stores processor executable code, wherein the processor executable code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
- detect potentially deceptive content from a communication application with a browser application, the potentially deceptive content comprising a hyperlink;
- generate consistent security information for the potentially deceptive content with the browser application;
- store a reputation as consistent security information;
- send the consistent security information of the potentially deceptive content to the communication application;
- and
- provide a warning from the browser application to the communication application, from which the potentially deceptive content is detected, based on the consistent security information to allow the warning to be displayed within the communication application, wherein the consistent security information is to prevent the warning from the browser application from conflicting with a separate warning from the communication application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.