Patent ID: 7673046
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in a computing system for transmitting content from a first computing device to a second computing device in a network, comprising: generating, by the first computing device without receiving user input, a trust code; transporting the generated trust code from the first computing device to the second computing device, said transporting comprising displaying, by the first computing device, the generated trust code, and receiving, at the second computing device via a user interface, a trust code; and performing an authentication exchange between the first computing device and the second computing device across the network comprising at the first computing device comparing the received trust code to the generated trust code, and when the received trust code does not have a pre-defined relationship with the generated trust code, determining the content is not trusted for delivery to the second computing device, wherein performing an authentication exchange between the first computing device and the second computing device further comprises: