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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Christopher Fanning, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicolas Yves Couraud, Westwood, MA (US);
Jacek Andrzej Czerwonka, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher Michael Henry Faucon, Redmond, WA (US);
Yingting Yu, Sydney, AU;
Etan Micah Basseri, Seattle, WA (US);
Floyd Odiwuor K'otohoyoh, Nairobi, KE;
Jacek Ernest Lichwa, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for identifying an exposed credential that, if used, would provide access to a resource are disclosed. The techniques enable the resource to remain online while (i) a new credential is allocated for the resource, (ii) the resource is transitioned to using the new credential instead of the exposed credential, and (iii) the exposed credential is attempted to be invalidated. A credential is accessed. This credential is suspected of being in an exposed state. The credential is accessible from within an artifact and is determined to be in the exposed state. A new credential is generated. This new credential is designed to replace the exposed credential. An instruction is transmitted to the resource to cause it to transition from using the exposed credential to using the new credential. The exposed credential is then invalidated.