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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Christopher Fanning, Redmond, WA (US);
Suvam Mukherjee, Allston, MA (US);
Jacek Andrzej Czerwonka, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher Michael Henry Faucon, Redmond, WA (US);
Eddy Toshiyuki Okada Nakamura, Redmond, WA (US);
Danielle Nicole Gonzalez, LeRoy, NY (US);
Nicolas Yves Couraud, Westwood, MA (US);
Alison Lynne Maclellan, Renton, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for (i) using contextual information associated with an exposed credential to identify a resource that could be accessed using the exposed credential, (ii) identifying a responsible entity of that resource, and (iii) alerting the responsible entity about the exposed credential are disclosed. A credential is determined to be in an exposed state. The exposed credential, if used, could potentially provide an actor access to a resource, despite the fact that the actor should not have access to the resource. The exposed credential is analyzed to determine a context. Based on that context, the resource is identified. A responsible entity associated with the resource is identified. An alert is then sent to that entity.