This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Daniel Ring and Zero Trust DNS-Based Networking.
Introduction
Daniel Ring is an inventor based in Seattle, Washington. His patent work concerns zero trust networking, with a focus on controlling outbound connections through trusted DNS resolution.
Latest Patents
Ring is associated with 1 patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Zero Trust DNS Based Networking.” The invention describes a computing device that blocks outbound connections unless their destination IP addresses appear on a trusted list. The device updates that list when it receives an IP address for a DNS request from a trusted DNS server.
The patent also describes intercepting and evaluating outbound communications from applications that use custom DNS clients and from virtual environments. In these cases, communications are proxied through the device’s local DNS client.
Career Highlights
Ring’s listed patent is associated with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. It addresses practical ways to apply zero trust principles to network connections, including traffic generated by custom application DNS clients and virtual environments.
Collaborations
The patent lists Alexandru Jercaianu and Thomas Alan Jensen among Ring’s coworkers.
Conclusion
Daniel Ring’s patent describes a DNS-based approach to zero trust networking that limits outbound connections to destinations approved through trusted DNS resolution.
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