CPC H04L 63/1433 (2013.01) [G06F 16/9566 (2019.01); H04L 41/16 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a user device, known authentic feature information that indicates a known authentic feature included in a known authentic communication, wherein the known authentic communication is associated with an authentic entity with which the user device is to communicate;
determining, by the user device, current feature information that indicates a current feature included in a current communication, wherein the current communication is associated with a current entity with which the user device is communicating;
comparing, by the user device, the known authentic feature information with the current feature information;
selectively matching, by the user device based at least in part on a result of comparing the known authentic feature information with the current feature information, (i) current communication information utilized to communicate the current communication with (ii) known authentic communication information utilized to communicate the known authentic communication; and
determining, by the user device based at least in part on a result of selectively matching the current communication information with the known authentic communication information, that the current entity is the known authentic entity or that the current entity is not the known authentic entity.
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