Patent ID: 7412424

Claim:
A computer-implemented system for providing third-party certification of content in an electronic commerce transaction, the system comprising one or more servers collectively operable to: receive a first set of attribute values from a first party, the first set of attribute values being associated with one or more products that are the subject of an electronic commerce transaction between the first party and a second party; verify that the first set of attribute values matches, at least in part, a second set of attribute values maintained by the second party, the second set of attribute values being associated with the one or more products that are the subject of the electronic commerce transaction between the first party and the second party; store the first set of attribute values; generate a key identifying the stored set of attribute values, the key providing a holder of the key read-only access to at least certain portions of the stored set of attribute values; communicate a copy of the key to the first and second parties; and in response to presentation of the key, provide read-only access to at least certain portions of the stored set of attribute values.