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User key management for the secure shell (SSH)

US10003458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP. · US

Inventor

Tatu J. Ylonen · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L9/3268
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Management of user keys for public key authentication using the SSH in large SSH deployments is automated by deploying a management system in the environment, discovering SSH identity keys and authorized keys, analyzing authorized connections between user accounts, and automatically managing the authorized connections and the key pairs used for authentication.

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