Patents by Inventor Ankur Rungta

Ankur Rungta has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Detecting man-in-the-middle attacks
    Patent number: 10250636
    Abstract: MITM attacks are detected by intercepting network configuration traffic (name resolution, DHCP, ARP, ICMP, etc.) in order to obtain a description of network components. A computer system generates artificial requests for network configuration information and monitors responses. Multiple responses indicate a MITM attack. Responses that are different from previously-recorded responses also indicate a MITM attack. MITM attacks may be confirmed by transmitting fake credentials to a source of a response to a request for network configuration information. If the fake credentials are accepted or are subsequently used in an access attempt, then a MITM attack may be confirmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ATTIVO NETWORKS INC
    Inventors: Venu Vissamsetty, Muthukumar Lakshmanan, Sreenivasa Sudheendra Penupolu, Ankur Rungta
  • DETECTING MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACKS
    Publication number: 20180013788
    Abstract: MITM attacks are detected by intercepting network configuration traffic (name resolution, DHCP, ARP, ICMP, etc.) in order to obtain a description of network components. A computer system generates artificial requests for network configuration information and monitors responses. Multiple responses indicate a MITM attack. Responses that are different from previously-recorded responses also indicate a MITM attack. MITM attacks may be confirmed by transmitting fake credentials to a source of a response to a request for network configuration information. If the fake credentials are accepted or are subsequently used in an access attempt, then a MITM attack may be confirmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Venu Vissamsetty, Muthukumar Lakshmanan, Sreenivasa Sudheendra Penupolu, Ankur Rungta