SENDER VERIFICATION FOR ENCRYPTED ELECTRONIC MESSAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20210352470A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17316664

    申请日:2021-05-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for sender verification for encrypted electronic messaging. The discloses systems and methods may facilitate reducing or preventing spam messages between electronic devices. An electronic device may determine, prior to sending an electronic message to another device with a first level of encryption that is higher than a second level of encryption, whether the electronic device is eligible to send the message with the first level of encryption. If an electronic device determines that it is ineligible to send the message with the first level of encryption to another electronic device, a first message from the electronic device to the other electronic device may be sent with the second level of encryption as part of an unencrypted or low encryption handshake between the devices.

    TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PHONE NUMBER-BASED USER ACCOUNTS

    公开(公告)号:US20210400148A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17017560

    申请日:2020-09-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This application sets forth techniques for managing phone number-based user accounts. According to some embodiments, a server computing device can be configured to carry out the steps of (1) receiving, from a first client computing device, a request to create a user account based on a phone number, (2) in response to authenticating that the first client computing device is associated with the phone number: creating the user account based on the phone number, creating a hidden contact address based on the phone number, and assigning the hidden contact address to the user account, and (3) in response to receiving a notification that a second client computing device is associated with the phone number: requiring the user account to be updated to be based on a different phone number, or assigning, to the user account, a visible contact address based on the phone number.

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