Patents by Inventor Barry Ferg
Barry Ferg 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).
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Patent number: 9712532Abstract: A method of providing web site verification information to a user can include receiving a DNS query including a host name and a seal verification site name, parsing the DNS query, and extracting the host name from the DNS query. The method also can include accessing a DNS zone file including a list of Trust Services customers and determining if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer in the list of Trust Services customers. The method further can include transmitting a positive identifier to the requester if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer and transmitting a negative identifier to the requester if the host name is not associated with a Trust Services customer. In a specific embodiment, the Trust Services include issuance of digital certificates.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Symantec CorporationInventors: Gary Krall, Barry Ferg, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp
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Patent number: 9483627Abstract: A computing system receives an authentication request from a user device for access to a web application hosted in a cloud and determines that the authentication request is a candidate for modification based on initial user credentials in the authentication request. The computing system modifies the authentication request to include replacement user credentials that correspond to the initial user credentials and transmits the modified authentication request to the web application in the cloud. The web application determines whether the modified authentication request is valid based on the replacement user credentials.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Symantec CorporationInventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, Nicolas Popp, Robert Koeten
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Patent number: 9026788Abstract: In a centralized credential management system, website credentials are stored in a vault storage at a vault. The website credentials are encrypted based upon a key not available to the vault and are for authenticating a user to a third party website. Through a client, a user authenticates to the vault and retrieves the encrypted website credentials and parameters and code for properly injecting the credentials into a website authentication form. The website credentials are decrypted at the client and injected into the authentication form using the parameters and code.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Symantec CorporationInventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp
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Publication number: 20130269042Abstract: A method of providing web site verification information to a user can include receiving a DNS query including a host name and a seal verification site name, parsing the DNS query, and extracting the host name from the DNS query. The method also can include accessing a DNS zone file including a list of Trust Services customers and determining if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer in the list of Trust Services customers. The method further can include transmitting a positive identifier to the requester if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer and transmitting a negative identifier to the requester if the host name is not associated with a Trust Services customer. In a specific embodiment, the Trust Services include issuance of digital certificates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Gary Krall, Barry Ferg, David M'Raihi
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Publication number: 20130238894Abstract: In a centralized credential management system, website credentials are stored in a vault storage at a vault. The website credentials are encrypted based upon a key not available to the vault and are for authenticating a user to a third party website. Through a client, a user authenticates to the vault and retrieves the encrypted website credentials and parameters and code for properly injecting the credentials into a website authentication form. The website credentials are decrypted at the client and injected into the authentication form using the parameters and code.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Symantec CorporationInventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp
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Patent number: 8533581Abstract: A method of providing web site verification information to a user can include receiving a DNS query including a host name and a seal verification site name, parsing the DNS query, and extracting the host name from the DNS query. The method also can include accessing a DNS zone file including a list of Trust Services customers and determining if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer in the list of Trust Services customers. The method further can include transmitting a positive identifier to the requester if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer and transmitting a negative identifier to the requester if the host name is not associated with a Trust Services customer. In a specific embodiment, the Trust Services include issuance of digital certificates.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Symantec CorporationInventors: Gary Krall, Barry Ferg, David M'Raihi
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Patent number: 8438382Abstract: A centralized credential management system includes website credentials that are stored at a vault. The website credentials are encrypted based upon a key not available to the vault and are for authenticating a user to a third party website. Through a client, a user authenticates to the vault and retrieves the encrypted website credentials and parameters and code for properly injecting the credentials into a website authentication form. The website credentials are decrypted at the client and injected into the authentication form using the parameters and code.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Symantec CorporationInventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp
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Patent number: 8407802Abstract: A method of providing web site verification information to a user includes receiving a DNS query including a host name and a seal verification site name, parsing the DNS query, and extracting the host name from the DNS query. The method also includes accessing a DNS zone file including a list of Trust Services customers and determining if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer in the list of Trust Services customers. The method further includes transmitting a positive identifier to the requester if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer and transmitting a negative identifier to the requester if the host name is not associated with a Trust Services customer. In a specific embodiment, the Trust Services include issuance of digital certificates.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Symantec CorporationInventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp
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Publication number: 20110283174Abstract: A method of providing web site verification information to a user can include receiving a DNS query including a host name and a seal verification site name, parsing the DNS query, and extracting the host name from the DNS query. The method also can include accessing a DNS zone file including a list of Trust Services customers and determining if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer in the list of Trust Services customers. The method further can include transmitting a positive identifier to the requester if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer and transmitting a negative identifier to the requester if the host name is not associated with a Trust Services customer. In a specific embodiment, the Trust Services include issuance of digital certificates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: David M'Raihi, Barry Ferg, Gary Krall
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Publication number: 20110126292Abstract: A method of providing web site verification information to a user includes receiving a DNS query including a host name and a seal verification site name, parsing the DNS query, and extracting the host name from the DNS query. The method also includes accessing a DNS zone file including a list of Trust Services customers and determining if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer in the list of Trust Services customers. The method further includes transmitting a positive identifier to the requester if the host name is associated with a Trust Services customer and transmitting a negative identifier to the requester if the host name is not associated with a Trust Services customer. In a specific embodiment, the Trust Services include issuance of digital certificates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp
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Publication number: 20100037046Abstract: A centralized credential management system. Website credentials are stored at a vault storing at a vault. The website credentials are encrypted based upon a key not available to the vault and are for authenticating a user to a third party website. Through a client, a user authenticates to the vault and retrieves the encrypted website credentials and parameters and code for properly injecting the credentials into a website authentication form. The website credentials are decrypted at the client and injected into the authentication form using the parameters and code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Barry Ferg, Gary Krall, David M'Raihi, Nicolas Popp