Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for secure remote authentication in a public network Federated information management (FIM) system and method for providing data site filtering and translation for heterogeneous databases Electronic copy protection mechanism using challenge and response to prevent unauthorized execution of software Method and system for transcribing electronic affirmations Virtual property system Secure session tracking method and system for client-server environment Method and apparatus for filtering junk email Disk control unit and disk control method Relevance clause for computed relevance messaging Patent #: 6356936 InventorsApplicationNo. 604845 filed on 06/27/2000US Classes:707/9Privileged accessExaminersPrimary: Amsbury, WayneAssistant: Al-Hashemi, Sana Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/30AbstractA filter for restricting access to a user's destination to authorized senders. The filter generates a unique address identification (ID) for each authorized sender. The address ID may be formatted into a unique address by associating with a machine address. The address IDs are stored in a database along with information identifying the sender to which it was issued. The user may revoke a sender's authorization by removing the address ID from the database, or restrict access with policies associated with the address ID.Other References
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