AUTHENTICATED EXCHANGE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION USING ELECTRONIC MAIL
Application 353/DEL/2005 published 2006-11-10, filed 2005-02-18
Methods and systems are provided for using an existing email transfer protocol, such as SMTP, to exchange digital objects in an authenticated manner. The provided methods and systems solve the bootstrapping problem of computer identities for P2P communication by authenticating the exchange of public information. If the electronic mail protocols are strong, in the sending an email message to a given address results in the message reaching reaching that address with a high degree of confidence, then the exchange of public information performed in accordance with embodiments of the invention is confidently authenticated.
Applicant
1)MICROSOFT CORPORATION
:BUSINESS AT ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052,UNITED SATATES OF AMERICA, U.S.A.
Inventor
1)NARASIMHAN SUNDARARAJAN
International Info
Classification: G06F
Priority Information
10/816,975 U.S.A. 2004-04-02