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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2003
Ismail Cem Paya, Seattle, WA (US);
Trevin Chow, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher N. Peterson, North Bend, WA (US);
Ismail Cem Paya, Seattle, WA (US);
Trevin Chow, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher N. Peterson, North Bend, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Protecting a user against web spoofing in which the user confirms the authenticity of a web page prior to submitting sensitive information such as user credentials (e.g., a login name and password) via the web page. The web page provides the user with an identifiable piece of information representing a shared secret between the user and the server. The user confirms the correctness of the shared secret to ensure the legitimacy of the web page prior to disclosing any sensitive information via the web page.