Method of validating requests for sender reputation information

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7877493
APP PUB NO 20070073660A1
SERIAL NO

11429393

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A method of validating queries for reputation scores of message senders comprises receiving, from a first host computer, a DNS format query to obtain a reputation score associated with a second host computer, wherein the query includes an authentication code; validating the authentication code; and only when validating the authentication code is successful, performing a DNS lookup in a reputation database and returning a DNS response that provides the reputation score associated with the second host computer.

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  • IRONPORT SYSTEMS, INC.

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Quinlan, Daniel San Bruno, US 13 2105

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