Soghoian
Christopher Soghoian, Somerville, MA US
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20100153274 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION USING SMALL PAYMENTS - One embodiment provides a system for mutual authentication. During operation, a first entity receives an access request from a second entity. In response, the first entity requests information about the second entity's account with a financial service provider (FSP) and transfers a fund to the account. The first entity sends first and second messages through the FSP to the second entity with the fund. Subsequently, the first entity receives from the second entity a first input corresponding to the first message and determines that a first condition is met based on the received first input and the first message. The first entity sends a second input to the second entity based on the second message, thereby allowing the second entity to verify that a second condition is met based on the second input and the second message. The system then produces a result indicating that both the first and second entities are mutually authenticated. | 06-17-2010 |
20100153275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THROTTLING ACCESS USING SMALL PAYMENTS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for controlling access to resources using small payments. The system receives a request from an entity to access a resource. In response, the system requests the entity to submit information about the entity's account with a financial service provider (FSP). The system then transfers a fund to the entity's account and sends a message through the FSP to the entity with the fund transfer. The system receives from the entity an input corresponding to the message and determines that a first condition is met based on the received input and the message. As a result, the system grants the entity access to the resource. | 06-17-2010 |
Christopher Soghoian, Charlottesville, VA US
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20090198617 | Method and apparatus for performing delegated transactions - A computer implemented method for enabling a third party by a user to execute a transaction on behalf of the user, said method comprising: | 08-06-2009 |
Christopher Soghoian US
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20120272330 | Anti-Phishing System and Method - Systems and methods for anti-phishing are disclosed. At a computing device: identifying, from a user input data stream, a first set of one or more characters, and a second set of one or more characters. The first set of characters represents a portion of first private information, and the second set of characters represents a portion of second private information. In accordance with a determination that the first set of characters and second set of characters are identified in accordance with a predefined sequential relationship, taking a protective action, prior to transmitting at least a subset of the characters of the first or second private information to a server remotely located from the computing device, to protect the first or second private information. In some implementations, the first private information includes a username, and the second private information includes a password corresponding to the username. | 10-25-2012 |
David H. Soghoian, Earlysville, VA US
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20090007122 | AUTOMATIC RELEVANCE FILTERING - A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for use in a computing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes determining a context and a data requirement for a candidate action to be selected, the selection specifying an action in a workflow; and filtering the candidate actions for relevance in light of the context and the data requirement. The apparatus, in a first aspect, includes a program storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computing device, performs the method. In a second aspect, the apparatus includes a computing apparatus programmed to perform the method. | 01-01-2009 |
20120290587 | AUTOMATIC RELEVANCE FILTERING - A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for use in a computing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes determining a context and a data requirement for a candidate action to be selected, the selection specifying an action in a workflow; and filtering the candidate actions for relevance in light of the context and the data requirement. The apparatus, in a first aspect, includes a program storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computing device, performs the method. In a second aspect, the apparatus includes a computing apparatus programmed to perform the method. | 11-15-2012 |