Patents by Inventor Brandon L. Hoff

Brandon L. Hoff 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).

  • Enforcing security groups in network of data processors
    Patent number: 8082574
    Abstract: A technique for securing message traffic in a data network using various methods for distributing security policies and keys, where policy definition is determined in a Management and Policy (MAP) functional layer that is responsible for policy distribution; a separate Key Authority Point (KAP) that is responsible for key generation, key distribution, and policy distribution; and a separate Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) which is responsible for enforcing the policies and applying the keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Certes Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon L. Hoff, Ronald B. Willis, Charles R. Starrett, Donald K. McAlister