Techniques to provide network security through just-in-time provisioned accounts
US10326795B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to contain lateral movement of attackers through just-in-time (JIT) provisioned accounts comprising an account management component to receive a request from a first account via a client device for a second account to access a server device in a set of server devices, an account authorization component to authorize the request for the second account based at least partially on account information associated with the first account, an account provisioning component to provision the second account to enable a client to access the server device, and an account notification component to provide account information associated with the second account to a client via the client device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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