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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Chris Lalonde, Campbell, CA (US);
Marty Abbott, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kirk Sanford, Liberty, MO (US);
Greg Isaacs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Lalonde, Campbell, CA (US);
Marty Abbott, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kirk Sanford, Liberty, MO (US);
Greg Isaacs, San Francisco, CA (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method for authenticating an electronic communication. The method includes parsing a header of the electronic communication to identify actual domain name data included in the header at a server receiving the electronic communication from a communication client; parsing the header to obtain purported sender data included in the header of the electronic communication; comparing the actual domain name data and purported sender data; and generating in response to the comparison an authenticity indicator, to provide a recipient of the electronic communication with an indication of the likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication.