Keyless authentication scheme of computing services

US11606208B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Paranthaman Saravanan · Redmond, US
• Marc Andrew Power · San Jose, US
• Yang Zhang · San Diego, US
• Matthias Leibmann · Woodinville, US
• Grigory V. Kaplin · Redmond, US
• Yi Zeng · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 6, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2129
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques of keyless authentication of computing services in distributed computing systems are disclosed herein. One example technique includes upon receiving a command to instantiate a computing service, transmitting a request to an authentication service for an identity assertion token corresponding to an application execution of which instantiates the computing service. The example technique can also include upon receiving the requested identity assertion token, storing the received identity assertion token in the container and modifying an entry of a configuration file in the container that allows the instantiated computing service to access the stored identity assertion token and authenticate to the authentication service using the identity assertion token.