Patent ID: 6941477
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing access to a plurality of authenticated electronic documents over a network comprising: a server computer; a user interface connected to said server via a first network interface for providing user access to said server; a computer network connected to said server via a second network interface, said electronic documents being accessible through said computer network; a database connected to said server computer via a third network interface, said database storing indexed information for authenticating the content of each of said plurality of electronic documents, the indexed information including seed values corresponding to each of said electronic documents; said first network interface, said second network interface and said third network interface being disjunct respective to each other such that said user interface, said computer network and said database are not in communication therebetween; a verification server comprising first and second network interfaces for connecting said computer network and said database thereto, said first and second network interfaces being disjunct such that said database is not accessible through said computer network, said verification server for iteratively traversing said database and retrieving said indexed information corresponding to a next one of said electronic documents, retrieving said electronic document via said computer network, checking the authenticity of the content of said electronic document using said corresponding seed values and updating the database with a status of the authenticity of said electronic document; said server computer configured so that upon receipt of a user request for a document, said server queries said database as to whether said requested document is indexed therein and returns a denial if said requested document is not indexed in said database, otherwise said server retrieves said requested document via said computer network, confirms the authenticity thereof using said seed values corresponding to the requested document and returns the contents of the requested document to the user if the requested document is determined to be authentic; wherein said apparatus provides a user access to a plurality of authenticated electronic documents available through said computer network and prevents the user from directly accessing said computer network.