Patents Assigned to Geotrust, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8028162
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Beattie, Neal Lewis Creighton, Jr., Christopher T. M. Bailey, David L. Remy, Hani Hamandi
  • Patent number: 7987500
    Abstract: 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 data
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Geotrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Rosenberg, John C. Harrison, David L. Remy, Neal L. Creighton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7694135
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Geotrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Rowan, Christopher T. M. Bailey, Kefeng Chen, Neal Creighton
  • Patent number: 7562212
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Beattie, Neal Lewis Creighton, Jr., Christopher T. M. Bailey, David L. Remy, Hani Hamandi
  • Patent number: 7552466
    Abstract: 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 data
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Rosenberg, John Harrison, David L. Remy, Neal L. Creighton
  • Publication number: 20060282883
    Abstract: 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 data
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Rosenberg, John Harrison, David Remy, Neal Creighton
  • Patent number: 7120929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Beattie, Neal Creighton, Jr., Christopher Bailey, David Remy, Hani Hamandi
  • Patent number: 7114177
    Abstract: 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 fo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Rosenberg, John C. Harrison, David L. Remy, Neal L. Creighton, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20060053483
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: GeoTrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Beattie, Neal Creighton, Christopher Bailey, David Remy, Hani Hamandi
  • Patent number: 7003661
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Geotrust, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas D. Beattie, Neal Lewis Creighton, Jr., Christopher T. M. Bailey, David L. Remy, Hani Hamandi