Patent ID: 7552464
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for presenting, to a human user, identification for a remote entity on a computer network, comprising: determining a first vector that contains a sequence of a first plurality of presentation elements that are readily distinguishable by a particular human user and readily remembered by the particular human user, wherein the first vector contains a first number of presentation elements; receiving, from a remote process on the computer network, message data that includes network identification data that uniquely identifies a remote entity associated with the remote process; after determining the first vector, inputting the network identification data to a first secure function to produce a first secure number, wherein the first secure function produces dissimilar output values for similar input values; selecting a first particular presentation element from the first vector based only on the first secure number; and presenting to the particular human user the first particular presentation element, whereby when a portion of the network identification data is similar to a portion of a trusted network identification data for a trusted remote entity, the first particular presentation element is expected to be dissimilar compared to a trusted presentation element selected from the first vector based on a trusted secure number generated by inputting the trusted network identification data into the first secure function.