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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Armando Moran Saavedra, Redmond, WA (US);

Daniel Pravat, Redmond, WA (US);

Filippo Seracini, Redmond, WA (US);

Lee Holmes, Redmond, WA (US);

Alexandru Naparu, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/0442 (2013.01);
Abstract

An interface, through which functionality of a cloud computing infrastructure can be accessed, can create defined endpoints through which such an interface is accessed, with such defined endpoints limiting the functionality accessible through the interface to only allowed functions. An elevate function can, through a secure key exchange protocol, receive appropriate assurances and can, in response, remove the functionality limitations of the endpoint, thereby enabling unfettered access to the cloud computing infrastructure. Such unrestricted access can be limited in duration, which duration can be established in advance, or agreed-upon through the key exchange mechanism.


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