Patent ID: 7536554
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A file authentication requesting device that stores a computer program for requesting third party authentication of files in digital systems, the device comprising: a confirmation request device that processes at least one file to generate attributes and generates a request for a confirmation receipt from an authenticator device authenticating attributes of the at least one file; a transferring device that transfers the generated attributes of the at least one file to be authenticated and an identification of at least one of the requesting device and a user of the requesting device to the authenticator device from the requesting device, the attributes comprising at least an electronic fingerprint of the at least one file; and a receiving device that receives the confirmation receipt comprising at least authenticated file attributes after an authentication by the authenticator device, the authentication comprising at least a unique digital characterization of the attributes; wherein, at least one file authentication is received from the authenticator device in response to the request; and whereby the transferring device need not transfer the at least one file to the authenticator device to perform the authentication.