Patent ID: 8769706
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for verifying a network resource address is trusted, the method comprising: storing at a server at least one entity registration, each entity registration comprising an identity of an entity and entity addressing information associated with the identity of the entity; confirming the existence of at least one entity for which the identity is included in the at least one entity registration by visiting in person a physical address associated with the entity registration; receiving from a client a query comprising a target addressing information; determining the identity of the entity associated with the entity addressing information if the target addressing information matches the entity addressing information; transmitting to the client a result comprising the identity of the entity associated with the entity addressing information matching the target addressing information; and transmitting 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; receiving a request from a user to access a resource locatable via the target addressing information; determining whether the target addressing information is included in a trusted list; allowing the resource to be accessed if the target addressing information is included in the trusted list; determining whether the target addressing information is included in an untrusted list; allowing the resource not to be accessed if the target addressing information is included in the untrusted list; and sending the query to the server if the target addressing information is in neither the trusted list nor the untrusted list.