Patents by Inventor Ian B. Farquhar

Ian B. Farquhar 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).

  • Detecting illegitimate code generators
    Patent number: 9177123
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for detecting illegitimate code generators are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Ian B. Farquhar
  • Key management in full disk and file-level encryption
    Patent number: 9177160
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for key management in full disk and file-level encryption are provided herein. A method includes fetching a distinct cryptographic key from a secure module in connection with a request to perform one of a decryption operation and an encryption operation on at least one of an individual file and an individual sector within a storage device on a computing device; using the distinct cryptographic key to perform the one of a decryption operation and an encryption operation on the at least one of an individual file and an individual sector within the storage device on the computing device; and discarding the distinct cryptographic key subsequent to said performing the one of a decryption operation and an encryption operation on at least one of an individual file and an individual sector within the storage device on the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Ian B. Farquhar