Patent ID: 11962619
Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A system for validating an identity of publisher websites, the system including:
at least one data storage device storing instructions for validating the identity of publisher websites; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method comprising:
receiving a content request from a publisher website purporting to be associated with a publisher domain;
receiving a policy associated with the publisher domain, the policy comprising a signature requirement;
upon determining that the received content request does not include a digital signature;
determining how to provide content to the publisher website according to the policy associated with the publisher domain;
upon determining that the received content request includes a digital signature, validating the digital signature using a key provided by the publisher domain; and
upon successful validation, providing content to the publisher website according to the content request.