Secure transfer of secrets for computing devices to access network resources
US10305914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include securely transferring secrets to network resources. Aspects involve receiving, in a protected environment, a secret credential associated with an identity; storing, in the protected environment, the secret credential in an association with the identity and the network resource; receiving a request for authentication of the identity to the network resource; accessing, in response to the request and on behalf of the identity, the secret credential from storage in the protected environment; and signing an outgoing communication sent from the identity and addressed to the network resource. The network resource may be configured to validate the signed outgoing communication. The outgoing communication may be signed without storing the secret credential in the local exposed memory of the computing device.
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