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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing system is configured to access a cloud storage and make a copy of at least a portion of the cloud storage. The copy of the at least portion of the cloud storage to search for a data pattern associated with a credential. In response to finding the data pattern associated with the credential, the computing system extracts an identifier associated with the credential and a scope of permission that the identifier is granted to. The scope of permission is associated with a permission to access a cloud resource. Finally, a risk of potential exposure of the credential is mitigated, such as (but not limited to) notifying an owner of the cloud resource, deleting the credential from the cloud, or modifying or revoking the scope of permission associated with the credential.