Patents by Inventor John Malcolm Whitehouse

John Malcolm Whitehouse 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170295018
    Abstract: When a user requests root-level access to a device, the device generates a random public and private key pair and encrypts the public key into a request message using a remote server's public key. The encrypted request message is transmitted to the server. The server decrypts the request message using the server's private key. The server encrypts an enable code into a response message using the device's public key. The encrypted response message is transmitted to the device. The device decrypts the response message containing the enable code using the device's private key. The device then enables root-level access using the enable code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: John Malcolm Whitehouse