System and method for downloading a virus-free file...

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2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Caldwell, Andrew (Department: 2142)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C713S188000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07099916

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to computer viruses and more particularly to a method and system for requesting a virus-free certificate associated with a file of a file server and downloading this virus-free file certificate or a file including this virus-free file certificate from the file server. The method, for use in a client system (100), comprises the steps of:sending (401) a request to a file server for a virus-free certificate associated with a file to download from the file server, the request comprising one or a plurality of requirements (301 . . . 307) for the virus-free certificate;downloading (403) the file and the associated virus-free certificate, the virus-free certificate comprising a file signature (207) for certifying that the file is declared virus-free by a virus-free certificate authority (102).The method, for use in a file server (101), comprises the steps of:receiving (401) a request from a client system for a virus-free certificate associated with a file to download to the client system, the request comprising one or a plurality of requirements (301 . . . 307) for the virus-free certificate;downloading (403) the file and the associated virus-free certificate, the virus-free certificate comprising a file signature (207) for certifying that the file is declared virus-free by a virus-free certificate authority (102).

REFERENCES:
patent: 6094731 (2000-07-01), Waldin et al.
patent: 6892303 (2005-05-01), Le Pennec et al.

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