Patent ID: 9479533
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a network configured to provide a plurality of transmissions between a registry, a registrar and a registrant associated with a domain name; a database communicatively coupled to the network and storing a timeout period during which a change key authorizing an update to a domain name is valid, the update comprising a modification of at least one attribute of the domain name; a server computer communicatively coupled to the network and configured to: receive a request from a registrant of the domain name operating a client computer coupled to the network requesting the change key; generate the change key comprising a randomized text string, wherein the change key is not stored on the server computer; identify the timeout period within the database; transmit the change key to: a contact of the registrant; and a domain name registry; determine whether the change key is received by the server computer during the timeout period from the registrant, thereby authorizing the registrant to modify the at least one attribute of the domain name; and responsive to a determination that the change key is received by the server computer during the timeout period, update the domain name.