Patents by Inventor Alex John Robbins

Alex John Robbins 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).

  • Automated key management for remote devices using single sign-on techniques
    Patent number: 11489824
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for automated key management for accessing remote devices using single sign-on techniques. One method comprises maintaining a data record identifying target user devices that a given source user device is authorized to access; and initiating storage of a public key of the given source user device in a file of at least one target user device, wherein the given source user device accesses the at least one target user device using a secure remote connection protocol based on the public key of the given source user device stored in the file of the at least one target user device. The data record may further comprise a fingerprint of a key of the at least one target user device, and the method may further comprise comparing a fingerprint of the key returned by the at least one target user device to the fingerprint of the key obtained from the data record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Alex John Robbins, Seth Jacob Rothschild
  • AUTOMATED KEY MANAGEMENT FOR REMOTE DEVICES USING SINGLE SIGN-ON TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20210377253
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for automated key management for accessing remote devices using single sign-on techniques. One method comprises maintaining a data record identifying target user devices that a given source user device is authorized to access; and initiating storage of a public key of the given source user device in a file of at least one target user device, wherein the given source user device accesses the at least one target user device using a secure remote connection protocol based on the public key of the given source user device stored in the file of the at least one target user device. The data record may further comprise a fingerprint of a key of the at least one target user device, and the method may further comprise comparing a fingerprint of the key returned by the at least one target user device to the fingerprint of the key obtained from the data record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Alex John Robbins, Seth Jacob Rothschild