SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION TO SUBSCRIBERS OF AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER

摘要

An internet service provider (ISP) is configured to provide notification messages such as service updates to subscribers via redirected web pages. In order for the web pages to be treated as originating from the ISP, the ISP provides a shared secret in the browser message. The shared secret may be a secret not derivable by viruses or trojans in the subscriber computer, such as a MAC address of the subscriber modem.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining if a notification is pending for a subscriber by executing a query on at least one database using a subscriber identity associated with a shared secret; if there is no pending notification, generating a notification incorporating said shared secret via a processor; and transmitting the notification to a subscriber device; wherein the shared secret comprises at least one of a subscriber created information secret created by the subscriber and a subscriber device information secret based on a service detail identifier associated with the subscriber device.