Patent ID: 8549087

Claim:
A system comprising: one or more computer processors; a computer readable electronic memory storage in communication with the one or more processors, the computer readable electronic memory storage storing software modules including instructions that are executable by the one or more processors, the software modules including at least: an authentication module provided by an authenticatable entity configured to: access a message comprising content that has been digitally signed and message security data related to a third party; determine at least a portion of the message has been presented via a first user interface element under control of a first application by a first entity; generate one or more attestations about the message using the message and the message security data; determine whether the one or more attestations about the message are reliable based on criteria from the authenticatable entity; present the one or more attestations, an indication of the reliability of the one or more attestations, and an identification of the authenticatable entity in proximity to the first user interface element via a second user interface element under control of the authenticatable entity; present information about the one or more attestations in a chrome portion of a web page, wherein the web page comprises at least a portion of the message, and wherein the chrome portion is controlled by extended functionality of a browser running on the system; and present the indication of the reliability of the one or more attestations via the second user interface element under control of the authenticatable entity, wherein the authenticatable entity transfers responsibility for the indication of the reliability of the one or more attestations in the second user interface element.