Patents by Inventor Shawn Valentine Hernan

Shawn Valentine Hernan 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).

  • Extracting web API endpoint data from source code to identify potential security threats
    Patent number: 10754628
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are related to computing systems, and methods for extracting web API endpoint data from source code. Source code for various web services may be accessed. The source code may include portions of web Application Programming Interface (API) endpoint data that includes data necessary to invoke the underlying API. The source code may be automatically parsed to identify the portions of web API endpoint data. The identified portions of web API endpoint data may be translated into a format different from the source code that is usable by various applications that interact with the web services via the web API endpoint data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Valentine Hernan, Michael Hendrickx
  • Management of public key certificates within a distributed architecture
    Patent number: 10715338
    Abstract: A system includes determination of first public key certificate policies based on first data files, generation of a first public key certificate conforming to the first public key certificate policies, storage of the first public key certificate in a secret store system, reception of a second public key certificate, determination of second public key certificate policies based on second data files stored in the secret store system, determination of whether the received second public key certificate conforms to the second public key certificate policies, and storage of the second public key certificate in the secret store system if it is determined that the received second public key certificate conforms to the second public key certificate policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: John Michael Walton, Shawn Valentine Hernan, Shrikant Adhikarla
  • EXTRACTING WEB API ENDPOINT DATA FROM SOURCE CODE
    Publication number: 20200142674
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are related to computing systems, and methods for extracting web API endpoint data from source code. Source code for various web services may be accessed. The source code may include portions of web Application Programming Interface (API) endpoint data that includes data necessary to invoke the underlying API. The source code may be automatically parsed to identify the portions of web API endpoint data. The identified portions of web API endpoint data may be translated into a format different from the source code that is usable by various applications that interact with the web services via the web API endpoint data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Shawn Valentine Hernan, Michael Hendrickx
  • MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATES WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20190260595
    Abstract: A system includes determination of first public key certificate policies based on first data files, generation of a first public key certificate conforming to the first public key certificate policies, storage of the first public key certificate in a secret store system, reception of a second public key certificate, determination of second public key certificate policies based on second data files stored in the secret store system, determination of whether the received second public key certificate conforms to the second public key certificate policies, and storage of the second public key certificate in the secret store system if it is determined that the received second public key certificate conforms to the second public key certificate policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: John Michael WALTON, Shawn Valentine HERNAN, Shrikant ADHIKARLA