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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Applicants:
Jayant Shukla, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Chaitanya Pemmaraju, Fremont, CA (US);
Vamsi Ambati, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jayant Shukla, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Chaitanya Pemmaraju, Fremont, CA (US);
Vamsi Ambati, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed invention is a new method and apparatus for the management of application/container process identity for authentication and enforcing group-based security policies. Identities and security policies are managed in the cloud. Strong cryptographic identities or digital certificates are provided to each application/container or group of applications/containers. Applications/containers use these digital certificates to mutually authenticate each other before providing access to their resources.