Patents by Inventor Bradley Douglas Andersen

Bradley Douglas Andersen 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).

  • Patent number: 8429412
    Abstract: Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: SignaCert, Inc.
    Inventors: David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 8327131
    Abstract: A target machine can be verified prior to being granted access to a resource on a network by interrogating and analyzing digests of various elements of the target machine. The digests can be collected into an integrity report and provided to a Trust Scoring Service. The Trust Scoring Service receives the integrity report and compares the digests with signatures stored in a signature database. A trust score certificate can then be issued to the target machine. The Trust Scoring Service can include a Score Evaluation Server which can interact with a Kerberos Authentication Server and a Ticket Granting Server to embed a trust score within a Kerberos Ticket to enforce a richer set of access policies. The integrity of a web server can be verified and a Trust Score Certificate Logo can be displayed on a corresponding home page of a merchant. By clicking on the Trust Score Certificate Logo, a user can verify the integrity of the merchant's web servers prior to completing a transaction with the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Parasu Hardjono, David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 8266676
    Abstract: A client platform can be verified prior to being granted access to a resource or service on a network by validating individual hardware and software components of the client platform. Digests are generated for the components of the client platform. The digests can be collected into an integrity report. An authenticator entity receives the integrity report and compares the digests with digests stored in either a local signature database, a global signature database in an integrity authority, or both. Alternatively, the digests can be collected and stored on a portable digest-collector dongle. Once digests are either validated or invalidated, an overall integrity/trust score can be generated. She overall integrity/trust score can be used to determine whether the client platform should be granted access to the resource on the network using a policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Parasu Hardjono, David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 8139588
    Abstract: A router includes a management module and a routing module. The routing module can be used to route data around a network. The management module can be used to manage the operation of the routing module, including generating an integrity report for the router, which can be used to generate a trust report for the router. The trust report can include an integrity/trust score for the router. The management module can control the routing module via a secure control interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Parasu Hardjono, David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Publication number: 20110078452
    Abstract: Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: SIGNACERT, INC.
    Inventors: David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 7904727
    Abstract: Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: SignaCert, Inc.
    Inventors: David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Publication number: 20100218236
    Abstract: A router includes a management module and a routing module. The routing module can be used to route data around a network. The management module can be used to manage the operation of the routing module, including generating an integrity report for the router, which can be used to generate a trust report for the router. The trust report can include an integrity/trust score for the router. The management module can control the routing module via a secure control interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SIGNACERT, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Parasu Hardjono, David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 7733804
    Abstract: A router includes a management module and a routing module. The routing module can be used to route data around a network. The management module can be used to manage the operation of the routing module, including generating an integrity report for the router, which can be used to generate a trust report for the router. The trust report can include an integrity/trust score for the router. The management module can control the routing module via a secure control interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Signacert, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Parasu Hardjono, David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Publication number: 20090144813
    Abstract: Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SignaCert, Inc.
    Inventors: David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 7487358
    Abstract: Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: SignaCert, Inc.
    Inventors: David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
  • Patent number: 7272719
    Abstract: Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Signacert, Inc.
    Inventors: David Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen