发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for reducing e-mail spam and virus distribution in a communications network by authenticating the origin of e-mail messages |
摘要 |
The proposed invention solves the problem of spoofing the origin to create e-mail spam, virus distribution, and other abuse of the electronic mail. In particular, it solves a notoriously dangerous problem of distributing computer viruses via e-mail allegedly sent from friends, colleagues, and well-respected organizations. The proposed invention defines a comprehensive set of mechanisms and apparatus to reasonably ensure that an e-mail message -when received by an e-mail gateway (16), e-mail relay server (18), or the destination e-mail server (20) has originated at the location and sent by a person (or a program) specified in its "From:" field. <IMAGE>
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申请公布号 |
EP1575228(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.09.14 |
申请号 |
EP20050251007 |
申请日期 |
2005.02.22 |
申请人 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
发明人 |
FAYNBERG, IGOR;LU, HUI-LAN;ZELTSAN, ZACHARY;PERLMAN, RICHARD |
分类号 |
G06F13/00;H04L12/58;(IPC1-7):H04L12/58 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
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