Patent ID: 8418058

Claim:
A computer implemented method for readily identifying authenticated content within a document having user customizable content, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving a request to display a wiki page; responsive to receiving the request, identifying a wiki markup file, wherein the wiki markup file contains signed content and unsigned content; responsive to receiving the request, identifying a wiki signature block within the wiki markup file, wherein the wiki signature block identifies the signed content within the wiki markup file; responsive to identifying signed content within the wiki markup file, verifying the signed content is associated with a valid digital signature; responsive to verifying the signed content is associated with the valid digital signature, generating an edited wiki page from the signed content and the unsigned content, wherein the signed content associated with the valid digital signature is presented having a first appearance, wherein the signed content associated with the valid digital signature is visibly distinguished from the unsigned content in the edited wiki page, the unsigned content being presented having a second appearance; responsive to verifying the signed content is associated with an invalid digital signature, generating the edited wiki page from the signed content and the unsigned content, wherein the signed content associated with the invalid digital signature is presented having a third appearance, wherein the signed content associated with the invalid digital signature is visibly distinguished from the signed content associated with the valid digital signature and the unsigned content in the edited wiki page; and displaying the edited wiki page containing the signed content using the first appearance, the signed content associated with the invalid digital signature using the third appearance and the unsigned content using the second appearance.