Patent ID: 6836845
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for generating a query comprising the steps of:a) receiving a cookie that includes an encrypted buffer that includes a profile code that indicates the services that a user is entitled to use, said profile code encrypted using an encryption key generated using a first seed component, a second seed component and a third seed component, said first seed component further comprising user identification data, said cookie also including said a second seed component and said third seed component, said second seed component and said third seed component not encrypted; b) generating a request buffer that indicates a desired service; c) receiving said user identification data from a user; d) encrypting said request buffer using said second seed component as an encryption key so as to form an encrypted portion of a query; and e) generating a query that comprises said user identification data received in step c) and that includes said encrypted portion of said query, said query also including said third seed component and said encrypted buffer, said third seed component and said user identification data received in step c) not encrypted.