Patent ID: 9503445
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a server, an electronic communication via the Internet, the electronic communication having a header of a packet identifying a recipient network address; implementing, by the server, a hold on a delivery of the electronic communication via the Internet according to the recipient network address; performing, by the server, a pre-delivery authentication of a recipient in response to the hold on the delivery; retrieving, by the server, a pre-delivery authentication requirement associated with the recipient network address identified by the header of the packet; determining, by the server, the recipient satisfied the pre-delivery authentication requirement associated with the recipient network address identified by the header of the packet; and releasing, by the server, the hold on the delivery of the electronic communication via the Internet in response to a satisfaction of the pre-delivery authentication requirement associated with the recipient network address identified by the header of the packet.