Patents by Inventor Jaffar Alaoui

Jaffar Alaoui 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).

  • Automatic assessment of API service security standing with API reputation scoring
    Patent number: 11899780
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to assessing API service security and may include the steps of identifying an API service called by an application based on information provided by an agent embedded within the application; collecting telemetry associated with the API service, the telemetry collected from one or more telemetry sources and indicating any deficiencies in the API service; generating a reputation score for the API service based on analysis of the collected telemetry; and transmitting the reputation score to at least one of the following: the agent embedded within the application, wherein the reputation score is associated with at least one policy having at least one policy action, and wherein the reputation score is operable to be used by the agent to invoke the at least one policy action relating to use of the API service by the application; or a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline associated with the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hendrikus G. P. Bosch, Alessandro Duminuco, Sape Jurriën Mullender, Jaffar Alaoui
  • Automatic Assessment of API Service Security Standing with API Reputation Scoring
    Publication number: 20220222335
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to assessing API service security and may include the steps of identifying an API service called by an application based on information provided by an agent embedded within the application; collecting telemetry associated with the API service, the telemetry collected from one or more telemetry sources and indicating any deficiencies in the API service; generating a reputation score for the API service based on analysis of the collected telemetry; and transmitting the reputation score to at least one of the following: the agent embedded within the application, wherein the reputation score is associated with at least one policy having at least one policy action, and wherein the reputation score is operable to be used by the agent to invoke the at least one policy action relating to use of the API service by the application; or a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hendrikus G.P. Bosch, Alessandro Duminuco, Sape Jurriën Mullender, Jaffar Alaoui