Huawei's new patent is public: It can avoid being attacked by malicious QR codes

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Scanning a QR code seems convenient, but a little carelessness can lead to trouble, especially as QR codes can also become a channel for some people to illegally make money.

Experts pointed out that the QR code type is open, and the current entry threshold for QR code production is low, so anyone can make it easily.

If someone creates a malicious QR code, the user can scan the code and access a fake link or fake website hidden behind the QR code, and then illegally defraud funds, steal identity information, etc. through the website.

To solve this problem, Huawei has a new solution.

On July 3, Qichacha showed that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. recently disclosed the patent for "QR code processing method and equipment", publication number CN113051542A, application date in December 2019, and publication date on June 29, 2021.

The patent abstract shows that this application provides a QR code processing method and device, which can verify the QR code by comparing the scene information of two electronic devices that need to interact with the QR code. This can effectively ensure that the QR code scanned during face-to-face scanning is not a QR code that has been maliciously attacked, thereby ensuring the reliability of the QR code.

If the scanned QR code contains malicious attack information or other malicious promotional information, it will not be opened actively to prevent accidental scanning or entering the virus interface.