Patent ID: 8296568
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating an electronic request between a client computer and a transaction server, the method comprising: (A) receiving, at a suitably programmed application server, an electronic application request for an application from the client computer, (B) constructing, by the suitably programmed application server and responsive to receiving the electronic application request, a signing key as a first function of a first plurality of parameters, (C) embedding, by the suitably programmed application server, the signing key in an unbranded version of the application thereby forming a branded version of the application, wherein the branded version of the application is configured to (D) receiving, by the transaction server and from the client computer, a signed request, the signed request comprising a signature based upon the signing key embedded in the branded application; (E) forming, by the transaction server, a reconstructed signing key, (F) forming, by the transaction server, a signature from the reconstructed signing key; and (G) assessing, by the transaction server, the signed request