Abstract: A system for protecting data managed in a cloud-computing network from malicious data operations includes an Internet-connected server and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for generating one or more security tokens that validate one or more computing operations to be performed on the data, a second function for generating a hash for each token generated, the hash detailing, in a secure fashion, the operation type or types permitted by the one or more tokens, a third function for brokering two-party signature of the one or more tokens, and a fourth function for dynamically activating the one or more signed tokens for a specific time window required to perform the operations permitted by the token.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 18, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 21, 2018
Assignee:
Amrita Vistiwa Vidyapeetham
Inventors:
Shiju Sathyadevan, P. Venkat Rangan, Krishnashree Achuthan