Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Yarbrough

Benjamin A. Yarbrough 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).

  • Securing access to network devices utilizing authentication and dynamically generated temporary firewall rules
    Patent number: 11838269
    Abstract: A network security system provides portals which enable automatic creation of a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule for an authorized user's current IP address following two factor authentication of the authorized user. Such a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is utilized to set up a connection, at which point the dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is removed, preventing any attacker from subsequently taking advantage of it. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to conventional port forwarding in that it is much more secure. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to traditional port forwarding with access control both in that a user does not always have to utilize the same device with a static IP address, and in that the port forwarding rule representing or exposing a potential vulnerability is deleted after a connection is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Calyptix Security Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Chin Shiun Teo, Aaron K. Bieber, Nicholas C. Pelone, Bryce Chidester, Benjamin A. Yarbrough
  • SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORK DEVICES UTILIZING AUTHENTICATION AND DYNAMICALLY GENERATED TEMPORARY FIREWALL RULES
    Publication number: 20230090837
    Abstract: A network security system provides portals which enable automatic creation of a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule for an authorized user's current IP address following two factor authentication of the authorized user. Such a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is utilized to set up a connection, at which point the dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is removed, preventing any attacker from subsequently taking advantage of it. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to conventional port forwarding in that it is much more secure. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to traditional port forwarding with access control both in that a user does not always have to utilize the same device with a static IP address, and in that the port forwarding rule representing or exposing a potential vulnerability is deleted after a connection is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: CALYPTIX SECURITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence Chin Shiun TEO, Aaron K. Bieber, Nicholas C. Pelone, Bryce Chidester, Benjamin A. Yarbrough
  • Securing access to network devices utilizing two factor authentication and dynamically generated temporary firewall rules
    Patent number: 11509629
    Abstract: A network security system provides portals which enable automatic creation of a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule for an authorized user's current IP address following two factor authentication of the authorized user. Such a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is utilized to set up a connection, at which point the dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is removed, preventing any attacker from subsequently taking advantage of it. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to conventional port forwarding in that it is much more secure. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to traditional port forwarding with access control both in that a user does not always have to utilize the same device with a static IP address, and in that the port forwarding rule representing or exposing a potential vulnerability is deleted after a connection is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Calyptix Security Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Chin Shiun Teo, Aaron K. Bieber, Nicholas C. Pelone, Bryce Chidester, Benjamin A. Yarbrough
  • SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORK DEVICES UTILIZING TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION AND DYNAMICALLY GENERATED TEMPORARY FIREWALL RULES
    Publication number: 20220029962
    Abstract: A network security system provides portals which enable automatic creation of a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule for an authorized user's current IP address following two factor authentication of the authorized user. Such a dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is utilized to set up a connection, at which point the dynamic one-time port forwarding rule is removed, preventing any attacker from subsequently taking advantage of it. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to conventional port forwarding in that it is much more secure. Such a methodology is advantageous as compared to traditional port forwarding with access control both in that a user does not always have to utilize the same device with a static IP address, and in that the port forwarding rule representing or exposing a potential vulnerability is deleted after a connection is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: CALYPTIX SECURITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence Chin Shiun TEO, Aaron K. Bieber, Nicholas C. Pelone, Bryce Chidester, Benjamin A. Yarbrough