| CPC G06Q 20/3255 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3226 (2013.01); G06Q 20/385 (2013.01); G06Q 20/425 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A method for improving security of a computer network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Short Message Service (SMS), the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a vendor system, a request to perform a transaction from a user, wherein the transaction grants access to a secure webpage;
obtaining, by the processor of the vendor system, a phone number of the user;
causing, by the processor of the vendor system, an e-commerce system to generate a token and a link for the transaction by sharing the phone number of the user and details of the transaction with the e-commerce system, wherein:
the token is generated based on the phone number and the details of the transaction, and
the link when activated generates an email response that is transmitted to the e-commerce system via SMTP and contains the token;
transmitting, by the processor of the vendor system, an SMS message to the phone number of the user via the e-commerce system, wherein the SMS message contains the link;
receiving, by the processor of the vendor system, a notification from the e-commerce system that indicates that the user is authorized to perform the transaction in response to the transmitting, wherein the e-commerce system determines that the user is authorized by authenticating the email response generated by the link based on the token contained in the email response; and
permitting, by the processor of the vendor system, the user to access the secure webpage in response to receiving the notification from the e-commerce system.
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