Systems and methods for secure and certified electronic messaging

1. An electronic messaging method, comprising:

receiving a request to send an electronic message from a sender to a recipient, wherein the electronic message comprises any of text, audio, video, and file attachments;

authenticating the sender of the electronic message at an authentication server remote from the sender and the recipient;

receiving the electronic message at a hosted server remote from the sender and the recipient through a first secure connection;

storing the electronic message on the hosted server;

alerting the recipient that the electronic message is pending; and

delivering the electronic message through a second secure connection from the hosted server to the recipient;

wherein the authenticating the sender comprises:

sending software code to the sender to initiate a biometric authentication;

acquiring biometric information of the sender;

creating a numerical index of the biometric information to form a public key;

receiving the public key at the authentication server over a third secure connection; and

authenticating the public key with a corresponding private key at the authentication server.

2. The electronic messaging method of claim 1 , further comprising:

registering the sender prior to receiving the request to send the electronic message, wherein registering comprises capturing a fingerprint scan of the sender and storing a private key in the authentication server responsive to the fingerprint scan.

3. The electronic messaging method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticating the sender comprises:

sending the software code to the sender to initiate the biometric authentication;

scanning a fingerprint of the sender;

creating a numerical index of the fingerprint responsive to the scanning a fingerprint to form a public key;

receiving the public key at the authentication server over a third secure connection; and

authenticating the public key with a corresponding private key at the authentication server.

4. The electronic messaging method of claim 1 , further comprising:

encrypting the electronic message prior to storing the electronic message.

5. The electronic messaging method of claim 4 , wherein the electronic message is encrypted with one of Triple Data Encryption Standard (T-DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption and stored in a secure data store.

6. The electronic messaging method of claim 1 , wherein the first secure connection and the second secure connection each comprise a Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) connection.

7. The electronic messaging method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tracking the electronic message by updating a log responsive to activity associated with the electronic message; and

certifying delivery of the electronic message responsive to authenticating the recipient and delivering the electronic message to the recipient.

8. The electronic messaging method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a webpage for an organization; and

providing a Uniform Resource Locator link for a corporate inbox comprising the recipient;

wherein the sender initiates the receiving, authenticating, receiving, storing, alerting, and delivering steps responsive to clicking on the Uniform Resource Locator link.

9. The electronic messaging system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a webpage for an organization; and

a Uniform Resource Locator link for a corporate inbox comprising the recipient, wherein the Uniform Resource Locator link is located on the webpage.

10. An electronic messaging system, comprising:

a hosted server comprising a network interface connected to the Internet, a data store comprising storage for electronic messages and software code, and a processor; and

an authentication database connected to the hosted server, wherein the authentication database comprises a plurality of private keys for authenticating a plurality of users;

wherein the hosted server and the authentication database are remotely located from a sender and a recipient of an electronic message; and

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a request to send the electronic message from the sender to the recipient, wherein the electronic message comprises any of text, audio, video, and file attachments;

authenticate the sender of the electronic message through a comparison of a public key with the plurality of private keys at the authentication database, wherein the public key is generated locally by the sender from biometric information;

receive the electronic message through a first secure connection;

store the electronic message in the data store;

alert the recipient that the electronic message is pending; and

deliver the electronic message through a second secure connection to the recipient.

11. The electronic messaging system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

register the sender prior to receiving the request to send the electronic message, wherein registering comprises capturing a fingerprint scan of the sender and storing a private key in the authentication database responsive to the fingerprint scan.

12. The electronic messaging system of claim 11 , wherein to authenticate the sender the processor is configured to:

send software code to the sender to initiate a biometric authentication.

13. The electronic messaging system of claim 10 , wherein the electronic message is encrypted prior to storage in the data store.

14. The electronic messaging system of claim 13 , wherein the electronic message is encrypted with one of Triple Data Encryption Standard (T-DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption.

15. The electronic messaging system of claim 10 , wherein the first secure connection and the second secure connection each comprise a Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) connection.

16. The electronic messaging system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

track the electronic message by updating a log responsive to activity associated with the electronic message; and

certify delivery of the electronic message responsive to authenticating the recipient and delivering the electronic message to the recipient.