Patent ID: 6839842
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An automatically-authenticating information object embodied in a computer-readable storage medium accessible from a first computer, said automatically-authenticating information object comprising: an information segment to be authenticated; an authenticator address corresponding to a predetermined authenticator resident on a second computer, the predetermined authenticator comprising an application configured to perform authentication of the information segment; and a set of instructions for automatically authenticating the information segment when an attempt is made to access said information segment, said set of instructions including instructions for establishing a communications link between said automatically-authenticating information object on said first computer and said predetermined authenticator on said second computer using said authenticator address, transmitting an authentication request from the automatically-authenticating information object to said predetermined authenticator, receiving a responsive communication from said predetermined authenticator, and permitting the information segment to be accessed if the responsive communication indicates that the information segment is authentic.