Patents by Inventor Steven E. Read

Steven E. Read 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).

  • NETWORK SECURITY MANAGEMENT FOR AMBIGUOUS USER NAMES
    Publication number: 20120210410
    Abstract: A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: ALAN D. ELDRIDGE, PHILLIPE A. LOHER, PETER O. MIERSWA, STEVEN E. READ
  • Network security management for ambiguous user names
    Patent number: 8234695
    Abstract: A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alan D. Eldridge, Phillipe A. Loher, Peter O. Mierswa, Steven E. Read
  • Network Security Management for Ambiguous User Names
    Publication number: 20090165106
    Abstract: A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan D. Eldridge, Phillipe A. Loher, Peter O. Mierswa, Steven E. Read