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Preventing masquerading service attacks

US11943221B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Sen Wang · Lo Wu, CN
Mei Liu · Beijing, CN
Si Bo Niu · Beijing, CN
Wen Gao · Plainsboro, US
Zong Xiong ZX Wang · Beijing, CN
Guoxiang Zhang · Beijing, CN
Xiao Tian · Beijing, CN
Xian Wei Zhang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2021
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the invention include systems and methods configured to prevent masquerading service attacks. A non-limiting example computer-implemented method includes sending, from a first server in a cloud environment, a communication request comprising an application programming interface (API) key and a first server identifier to an identity and access management (IAM) server of the cloud environment. The API key can be uniquely assigned by the IAM server to a first component of the first server. The first server receives a credential that includes a token for the first component and sends the credential to a second server. The second server sends the credential, a second server identifier, and an identifier for a second component of the second server to the IAM server. The second server receives an acknowledgment from the IAM server and sends the acknowledgment to the first server.

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