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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Zafar Khan, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Zafar Khan, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/23 (2022.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04L 51/00 (2022.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/30 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); H04L 51/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/0442 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/1483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic messaging system that reviews content of inbound messages, verifies elements of header fields, and initiates an action if Name (N) and Address (A) of From (F)_and Reply-To (R) elements of header fields match or do not match, those elements being N=Nand A≠A, to protect recipients against inadvertent routing of their reply email to an imposter of the named From sender, thereby mitigating risk of recipients falling prey to what is referred to herein as 'Reply-To Whaling' attacks, within the email security category of anti-phishing.