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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Radia J. Perlman, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Kaufman, Redmond, WA (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that includes a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to obtain access credentials for accessing a protected resource via a server over a network, to modify at least a portion of the obtained access credentials based at least in part on identifying information of at least one of the protected resource and the server, and to utilize the modified access credentials in place of the obtained access credentials in an authentication protocol carried out with the server. In some embodiments, modifying at least a portion of the obtained access credentials illustratively comprises modifying at least a portion of the obtained access credentials in a manner compliant with one or more credential format rules for the protected resource. The access credentials may comprise at least one of a username and a password.