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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Jeremy T. Buch, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael Trommsdorff, Zurich, CH;
James Undery, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Open federation security techniques with rate limits are described. An apparatus may include a network interface operative to communicate messages, and a secure open federation (SOF) module operative to manage a message rate between multiple federated networks. The SOF module may comprise a peer authentication module operative to determine whether a peer making the message is an untrusted peer. The SOF module may comprise a peer rate tracking module operative to retrieve a message rate value and a message rate limit value associated with the untrusted peer, and compare the message rate value with the message rate limit value to form a threat status indicator value. The SOF module may comprise a peer authorization module operative to authorize communication of the message based on the threat status indicator value. Other embodiments are described and claimed.