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System and method for key management and user authentication

US10305872B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Mark Trimmer · Marlow, GB
Eric M. Cohen · Henderson, US
Kalpit Patel · Cary, US
Jarrod S. Sexton · Morrisville, US
Andres Silva · Greensboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2016
Grant date	May 28, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 12, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/168
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are presented for key management and user authentication. Secure SSH access may be performed through a public/private set of SSH keys where a user uploads a public SSH key to a key management application. The private SSH key remains with a device associated with a user. The public SSH key is distributed across multiple regions to instances and is region agnostic. Public SSH keys may be distributed and synchronized in a large cloud computing environment where public SSH keys associated with users may be added or removed in order to rebuild system security.

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