Patent ID: 8607361
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving an email message for distribution to a client device that corresponds to a recipient of the email message; applying one or more authentication techniques to the email message to verify that the email message is received from an authorized domain as specified in a sender address field of the email message; determining whether an Extended Validation certificate is associated with the authorized domain when authenticating the email message; associating a trust indicator with the email message to generate a trusted email message responsive to determining that the Extended Validation certificate is associated with the authorized domain; and communicating the trusted email message to the client device that corresponds to the recipient of the email message for display of the trusted email message along with the trust indicator, the trust indicator being user-selectable to initiate an interaction comprising displaying a website associated with the authorized domain at the client device.