System and method for secure message reply

摘要

A system and method whereby an unregistered, anonymous user at an organization's website makes a submission/inquiry and is able to access a secure response containing private information without pre-registering or establishing an account with the organization. A response to the user is made via an unsecured e-mail notification that provides the user with an HTTPS link to an authentication page. The user then enters his/her user identification, for example, the user email address and password which was associated with the original submission/inquiry. Once the email address and password is authenticated, the secure response message is displayed on the user's web browser in SSL. Each response is provided on a per-submission basis.

主权项

1. A method for providing a secure response to a first party, the method comprising:
presenting, by a computer, an application to an unauthenticated user; receiving, by the computer, an application response by the unauthenticated user including private information of the unauthenticated user but not including identification information of the unauthenticated user; encrypting, by the computer, the application response including the private information; receiving, by the computer, the encrypted application response; generating, by the computer, a response to the application response; transmitting, by the computer, instructions to the unauthenticated user to access the response; receiving, by the computer, identification information of the unauthenticated user; authenticating, by the computer, the unauthenticated user based on the identification information, whereby the unauthenticated user is an authenticated user; and presenting, by the computer, the response to the application response to the authenticated user.