US 11,991,172 B2
Double anti-phish, personalized, security token for use with electronic communications
Michael Young, Davidson, NC (US); Vinesh Patel, London (GB); and Melissa Gordon Glenn, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/707,097.
Prior Publication US 2023/0319029 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0853 (2013.01) [H04L 63/1483 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for self-authenticating and self-alerting electronic communications, the system comprising:
an originating server, said originating server comprising:
a processor; and
a memory;
an edge server; and
a database;
wherein:
the originating server generates an electronic communication, the electronic communication comprising a header and a body, the header includes metadata of the electronic communication, the header identifies a recipient, the header is hidden from the recipient and the body is openly visible to the recipient;
the originating server forwards the electronic communication to the edge server;
the edge server embeds a two-part, anti-phish token in the electronic communication, the two-part, anti-phish token comprising a first part and a second part;
the first part of the two-part, anti-phish token is openly visible within the body of the electronic communication;
the second part of the two-part, anti-phish token is hidden within the header of the electronic communication;
the second part of the token validates the electronic communication;
and the first part of the token acts a shell to display validation performed by the second part of the token; and
upon validation, the second part of the token instructs the first part of the token to display a validation symbol within the first part of the token, the validation symbol is a dynamically-rotating, digital-artwork file linked to a non-fungible token (“NFT”), said digital-artwork file that rotates on a predetermined schedule, said validation symbol being retrieved from the database.