US 11,658,829 B1
Rendering online content via secured URL
Cheng Tian, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,452.
Application 17/510,452 is a continuation of application No. 16/662,264, filed on Oct. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,159,330.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/3247 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.05); H04L 9/3252 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, in a messaging application on a receiving client device, a message from a sending client device in an encrypted end-to-end (E2E) messaging session between the sending client device and the receiving client device, the message comprising a link to a content item at a third-party content provider and an identifier for a private key for the E2E messaging session stored on the receiving client device, wherein a public key associated with the private key is utilized by the sending client device as part of the E2E messaging session;
displaying the link in a user interface of the messaging application;
receiving a selection of the link in the user interface of the messaging application;
retrieving the private key identified by the identifier;
generating a digital signature for the link using the private key;
sending the digital signature to the third-party content provider; and
receiving the content item from the third-party content provider.