Patents by Inventor Steven E.T. Hikida

Steven E.T. Hikida 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).

  • INTELLIGENT CERTIFICATE DISCOVERY IN PHYSICAL AND VIRTUALIZED NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20210258301
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided, in a communication device associated with a first computing device, for capturing security data exchanged between the first computing device and a second computing device. The mechanisms receive a data message from either the first computing device or the second computing device. The data message is part of an operation for establishing a secure communication connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. The mechanisms filter the received data message for security data passed in the received data message and mirror the security data to an analysis port of the communication device. Moreover, the mechanisms output, via the analysis port, the security data to a data collection and analysis system that analyzes the security data with regard to security requirement compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas H. Benjamin, Steven E.T. Hikida, John T. Peck, Bruce A. Rich, Richard L. Robinson
  • Intelligent certificate discovery in physical and virtualized networks
    Patent number: 11025612
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided, in a communication device associated with a first computing device, for capturing security data exchanged between the first computing device and a second computing device. The mechanisms receive a data message from either the first computing device or the second computing device. The data message is part of an operation for establishing a secure communication connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. The mechanisms filter the received data message for security data passed in the received data message and mirror the security data to an analysis port of the communication device. Moreover, the mechanisms output, via the analysis port, the security data to a data collection and analysis system that analyzes the security data with regard to security requirement compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas H. Benjamin, Steven E. T. Hikida, John T. Peck, Bruce A. Rich, Richard L. Robinson
  • Intelligent Certificate Discovery in Physical and Virtualized Networks
    Publication number: 20190260735
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided, in a communication device associated with a first computing device, for capturing security data exchanged between the first computing device and a second computing device. The mechanisms receive a data message from either the first computing device or the second computing device. The data message is part of an operation for establishing a secure communication connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. The mechanisms filter the received data message for security data passed in the received data message and mirror the security data to an analysis port of the communication device. Moreover, the mechanisms output, via the analysis port, the security data to a data collection and analysis system that analyzes the security data with regard to security requirement compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas H. Benjamin, Steven E. T. Hikida, John T. Peck, Bruce A. Rich, Richard L. Robinson
  • Intelligent certificate discovery in physical and virtualized networks
    Patent number: 10284542
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided, in a communication device associated with a first computing device, for capturing security data exchanged between the first computing device and a second computing device. The mechanisms receive a data message from either the first computing device or the second computing device. The data message is part of an operation for establishing a secure communication connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. The mechanisms filter the received data message for security data passed in the received data message and mirror the security data to an analysis port of the communication device. Moreover, the mechanisms output, via the analysis port, the security data to a data collection and analysis system that analyzes the security data with regard to security requirement compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas H. Benjamin, Steven E. T. Hikida, John T. Peck, Bruce A. Rich, Richard L. Robinson
  • Intelligent Certificate Discovery in Physical and Virtualized Networks
    Publication number: 20170054709
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided, in a communication device associated with a first computing device, for capturing security data exchanged between the first computing device and a second computing device. The mechanisms receive a data message from either the first computing device or the second computing device. The data message is part of an operation for establishing a secure communication connection between the first computing device and the second computing device. The mechanisms filter the received data message for security data passed in the received data message and mirror the security data to an analysis port of the communication device. Moreover, the mechanisms output, via the analysis port, the security data to a data collection and analysis system that analyzes the security data with regard to security requirement compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas H. Benjamin, Steven E.T. Hikida, John T. Peck, Bruce A. Rich, Richard L. Robinson