Patents by Inventor Tom F. Hansen

Tom F. Hansen 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).

  • Host identity bootstrapping
    Patent number: 10678555
    Abstract: Automated provisioning of hosts on a network with reasonable levels of security is described in this application. A certificate management service (CMS) on a host, one or more trusted agents, and a public key infrastructure are utilized in a secure framework to establish host identity. Once host identity is established, signed encryption certificates may be exchanged and secure communication may take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesper M. Johansson, Matthew T. Corddry, Tom F. Hansen, Luke F. Kearney
  • HOST IDENTITY BOOTSTRAPPING
    Publication number: 20180046469
    Abstract: Automated provisioning of hosts on a network with reasonable levels of security is described in this application. A certificate management service (CMS) on a host, one or more trusted agents, and a public key infrastructure are utilized in a secure framework to establish host identity. Once host identity is established, signed encryption certificates may be exchanged and secure communication may take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jesper M. Johansson, Matthew T. Corddry, Tom F. Hansen, Luke F. Kearney
  • Host identity bootstrapping
    Patent number: 9778939
    Abstract: Automated provisioning of hosts on a network with reasonable levels of security is described in this application. A certificate management service (CMS) on a host, one or more trusted agents, and a public key infrastructure are utilized in a secure framework to establish host identity. Once host identity is established, signed encryption certificates may be exchanged and secure communication may take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesper M. Johansson, Matthew T. Corddry, Tom F. Hansen, Luke F. Kearney
  • HOST IDENTITY BOOTSTRAPPING
    Publication number: 20160342429
    Abstract: Automated provisioning of hosts on a network with reasonable levels of security is described in this application. A certificate management service (CMS) on a host, one or more trusted agents, and a public key infrastructure are utilized in a secure framework to establish host identity. Once host identity is established, signed encryption certificates may be exchanged and secure communication may take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jesper M. Johansson, Matthew T. Corddry, Tom F. Hansen, Luke F. Kearney
  • Host identity bootstrapping
    Patent number: 9432356
    Abstract: Automated provisioning of hosts on a network with reasonable levels of security is described in this application. A certificate management service (CMS) on a host, one or more trusted agents, and a public key infrastructure are utilized in a secure framework to establish host identity. Once host identity is established, signed encryption certificates may be exchanged and secure communication may take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesper M. Johansson, Matthew T. Corddry, Tom F. Hansen, Luke F. Kearney