Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hodson

Benjamin Hodson 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).

  • Method of aggregating multiple certificate authority services
    Patent number: 7937583
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the management of PKI digital certificates, including certificate discovery, installation, verification and replacement for endpoints over an insecure network. A database of certificates may be maintained through discovery, replacement and other activities. Certificate discovery identifies certificates and associated information including network locations, methods of access, applications of use and non-use, and may produce logs and reports. Automated requests to certificate authorities for new certificates, renewals or certificate signing requests may precede the installation of issued certificates to servers using installation scripts directed to a particular application or product, which may provide notification or require approval or intervention. An administrator may be notified of expiring certificates, using a database or scanning or server agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Venafi, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Program product for unified certificate requests from certificate authorities
    Patent number: 7698549
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Venafi, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Method to automate the renewal of digital certificates
    Patent number: 7653810
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the management of PKI digital certificates, including certificate discovery, installation, verification and replacement for endpoints over an insecure network. A database of certificates may be maintained through discovery, replacement and other activities. Certificate discovery identifies certificates and associated information including network locations, methods of access, applications of use and non-use, and may produce logs and reports. Automated requests to certificate authorities for new certificates, renewals or certificate signing requests may precede the installation of issued certificates to servers using installation scripts directed to a particular application or product, which may provide notification or require approval or intervention. An administrator may be notified of expiring certificates, using a database or scanning or server agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Venafi, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller, Timothy Hollobon
  • Renewal product for digital certificates
    Patent number: 7650496
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the management of PKI digital certificates, including certificate discovery, installation, verification and replacement for endpoints over an insecure network. A database of certificates may be maintained through discovery, replacement and other activities. Certificate discovery identifies certificates and associated information including network locations, methods of access, applications of use and non-use, and may produce logs and reports. Automated requests to certificate authorities for new certificates, renewals or certificate signing requests may precede the installation of issued certificates to servers using installation scripts directed to a particular application or product, which may provide notification or require approval or intervention. An administrator may be notified of expiring certificates, using a database or scanning or server agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Venafi, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller, Timothy Hollobon
  • Automated digital certificate renewer
    Patent number: 7650497
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the management of PKI digital certificates, including certificate discovery, installation, verification and replacement for endpoints over an insecure network. A database of certificates may be maintained through discovery, replacement and other activities. Certificate discovery identifies certificates and associated information including network locations, methods of access, applications of use and non-use, and may produce logs and reports. Automated requests to certificate authorities for new certificates, renewals or certificate signing requests may precede the installation of issued certificates to servers using installation scripts directed to a particular application or product, which may provide notification or require approval or intervention. An administrator may be notified of expiring certificates, using a database or scanning or server agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Venafi, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller, Timothy Hollobon
  • Method of Aggregating Multiple Certificate Authority Services
    Publication number: 20090319783
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the management of PKI digital certificates, including certificate discovery, installation, verification and replacement for endpoints over an insecure network. A database of certificates may be maintained through discovery, replacement and other activities. Certificate discovery identifies certificates and associated information including network locations, methods of access, applications of use and non-use, and may produce logs and reports. Automated requests to certificate authorities for new certificates, renewals or certificate signing requests may precede the installation of issued certificates to servers using installation scripts directed to a particular application or product, which may provide notification or require approval or intervention. An administrator may be notified of expiring certificates, using a database or scanning or server agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Method of aggregating multiple certificate authority services
    Patent number: 7568095
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Venafi, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Apparatus for accepting certificate requests and submission to multiple certificate authorities
    Patent number: 7418597
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Venati, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell S. Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Program product for maintaining certificate on client network devices1
    Publication number: 20060015716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Apparatus for accepting certificate requests and submission to multiple certificate authorities
    Publication number: 20050091484
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Software product for installing SSL certificates to SSL-enablable devices
    Publication number: 20050081026
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Method to automate the renewal of digital certificates
    Publication number: 20050081028
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller, Timothy Hollobon
  • Renewal product for digital certificates
    Publication number: 20050081027
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller, Timothy Hollobon
  • Method for automated installation of digital certificates to network servers
    Publication number: 20050078830
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Program product for unified certificate requests from certificate authorities
    Publication number: 20050081025
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Remote management of client installed digital certificates
    Publication number: 20050081029
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Automated SSL certificate installers
    Publication number: 20050076199
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • System for discovering SSL-enabled network devices and certificates
    Publication number: 20050076201
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller, Richard Weight
  • Product for managing and monitoring digital certificates
    Publication number: 20050076203
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller
  • Management of SSL/TLS certificates
    Publication number: 20050074124
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Thornton, Benjamin Hodson, Jayson Seegmiller