Patents Assigned to Geotrust, Inc.
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Patent number: 8028162Abstract: A computer system and process for issuing digital certificates use domain-control vetting to issue certificates. A requestor requests a certificate from a certificate authority, which identifies at least one approver to approve issuance of the digital certificate. If approved, the certificate authority accepts the request, creates and signs the certificate, and the signed certificate is sent to the requester.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Douglas D. Beattie, Neal Lewis Creighton, Jr., Christopher T. M. Bailey, David L. Remy, Hani Hamandi
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Patent number: 7987500Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for providing a user with confirmation of the origin of a Web site and related information including the steps of registering a Web site with an assuring third party, saving the registration on a registration server, entering in a database the Web site's Internet domain name and cross-referencing it to the registration data, retrieving the Web site's domain with an Internet browser, and either (1) using a client application tool to call for registration data for the domain name via a secure SSL connection with the registration server, determining if the domain has been registered, and returning and displaying registration data for the domain name as a confirmed identity, or (2) calling a program on the registration server in response to an HTML tag on the domain via a secure SSL connection and passing it the domain name, determining if the domain has been registered, determining if the domain name has been registered, and returning and displaying registration dataType: GrantFiled: May 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Geotrust, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Rosenberg, John C. Harrison, David L. Remy, Neal L. Creighton, Jr.
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Patent number: 7694135Abstract: A service is provided to allow a user, such as an API or web service, Internet input, or software or hardware client to perform a search on any one or multiple Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and/or other protocol addresses accessible via a public or private network to establish a report in a summary and/or detailed format on the trustworthiness of the address.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Geotrust, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Rowan, Christopher T. M. Bailey, Kefeng Chen, Neal Creighton
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Patent number: 7562212Abstract: A computer system and process for issuing digital certificates use domain-control vetting to issue certificates. A requestor requests a certificate from a certificate authority, which identifies at least one approver to approve issuance of the digital certificate. If approved, the certificate authority accepts the request, creates and signs the certificate, and the signed certificate is sent to the requester.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Douglas D. Beattie, Neal Lewis Creighton, Jr., Christopher T. M. Bailey, David L. Remy, Hani Hamandi
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Patent number: 7552466Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for providing a user with confirmation of the origin of a Web site and related information including the steps of registering a Web site with an assuring third party, saving the registration on a registration server, entering in a database the Web site's Internet domain name and cross-referencing it to the registration data, retrieving the Web site's domain with an Internet browser, and either (1) using a client application tool to call for registration data for the domain name via a secure SSL connection with the registration server, determining if the domain has been registered, and returning and displaying registration data for the domain name as a confirmed identity, or (2) calling a program on the registration server in response to an HTML tag on the domain via a secure SSL connection and passing it the domain name, determining if the domain has been registered, determining if the domain name has been registered, and returning and displaying registration dataType: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Rosenberg, John Harrison, David L. Remy, Neal L. Creighton
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Publication number: 20060282883Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for providing a user with confirmation of the origin of a Web site and related information including the steps of registering a Web site with an assuring third party, saving the registration on a registration server, entering in a database the Web site's Internet domain name and cross-referencing it to the registration data, retrieving the Web site's domain with an Internet browser, and either (1) using a client application tool to call for registration data for the domain name via a secure SSL connection with the registration server, determining if the domain has been registered, and returning and displaying registration data for the domain name as a confirmed identity, or (2) calling a program on the registration server in response to an HTML tag on the domain via a secure SSL connection and passing it the domain name, determining if the domain has been registered, determining if the domain name has been registered, and returning and displaying registration dataType: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2006Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Rosenberg, John Harrison, David Remy, Neal Creighton
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Patent number: 7120929Abstract: A computer system and process for automated identification, processing and issuance of digital certificates uses web server domain-control vetting to issue web server certificates. A requestor requests a web server certificate from a certificate authority and uses approver email address or addresses to request that the approver approve issuance of the certificate. If approved, the certificate authority accepts the request, creates and signs the certificate, and the signed certificate is sent to the requestor.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Beattie, Neal Creighton, Jr., Christopher Bailey, David Remy, Hani Hamandi
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Patent number: 7114177Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for providing a user with confirmation of the origin of a Web site and related information including the steps of registering a Web site with an assuring 3rd party, saving the registration on a registration server, entering in a database the Web site's Internet domain name and cross-referencing it to the registration data, retrieving the Web site's domain with an Internet browser, and either (1) using a client application tool to call for registration data for the domain name via a secure SSL connection with the registration server, determining if the domain has been registered, and returning and displaying registration data for the domain name as a confirmed identity, or (2) calling a program on the registration server in response to an HTML tag on the domain via a secure SSL connection and passing it the domain name, determining if the domain has been registered, determining if the domain name has been registered, and returning and displaying registration data foType: GrantFiled: January 4, 2002Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Rosenberg, John C. Harrison, David L. Remy, Neal L. Creighton, Jr.
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Publication number: 20060053483Abstract: A computer system and process for issuing digital certificates use domain-control vetting to issue certificates. A requestor requests a certificate from a certificate authority, which identifies at least one approver to approve issuance of the digital certificate. If approved, the certificate authority accepts the request, creates and signs the certificate, and the signed certificate is sent to the requester.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: GeoTrust, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Beattie, Neal Creighton, Christopher Bailey, David Remy, Hani Hamandi
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Patent number: 7003661Abstract: In a computer system and process for automated identification, processing and issuance of digital certificates, web server domain-control vetting is employed in issuance of server certificates. A Requestor requests a web server certificate from a certificate authority, the certificate authority receives the request. Based on domain information the certificate authority generates Approver email addresses, and the Requestor is required to select an Approver email address or addresses. The certificate authority contacts the Approver using the selected email address or addresses and requests that the Approver approve issuance of the certificate. If approved, the certificate authority accepts the request, and creates and signs the certificate and the signed certificate is sent to the Requestor.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Geotrust, Inc.Inventors: Douglas D. Beattie, Neal Lewis Creighton, Jr., Christopher T. M. Bailey, David L. Remy, Hani Hamandi