Patents by Inventor Jeff Simon

Jeff Simon 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).

  • Secure domain join for computing devices
    Patent number: 7669235
    Abstract: A technique is provided for acquiring security domain access credentials on a computing device. The security domain access credentials are acquired by storing a persistent identity on the computing device, and deriving data that includes the security domain access credentials from the persistent identity. The derived data is transferred to a security domain to allow the computing device to join the security domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen C. Hunt, Jeff Simon
  • Filters to isolate untrusted ports of switches
    Patent number: 7305549
    Abstract: A technique is provided for dividing a plurality of switch ports into trusted ports and untrusted ports. The trusted ports are those ports that are coupled either directly or via one or more additional switches to a trusted computing device. Filters are applied on each untrusted port to allow the untrusted ports to communicate with any trusted port, but disallow the untrusted ports to communicate with any other untrusted port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen C. Hunt, Jeff Simon
  • Establishing computing trust with a staging area
    Patent number: 7305561
    Abstract: A technique is provided for admitting to a staging area a computing device. Information related to a persistent identity that is located in the computing device at the staging area is ascertained. The computing device can be substantially authenticated to a protected production network based on the information related to the persistent identity acquired in the staging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen C. Hunt, Jeff Simon
  • Filters to isolate untrusted ports of switches
    Publication number: 20050246768
    Abstract: A technique is provided for dividing a plurality of switch ports into trusted ports and untrusted ports. The trusted ports are those ports that are coupled either directly or via one or more additional switches to a trusted computing device. Filters are applied on each untrusted port to allow the untrusted ports to communicate with any trusted port, but disallow the untrusted ports to communicate with any other untrusted port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen Hunt, Jeff Simon
  • Establishing computing trust with a staging area
    Publication number: 20050246770
    Abstract: A technique is provided for admitting to a staging area a computing device. Information related to a persistent identity that is located in the computing device at the staging area is ascertained. The computing device can be substantially authenticated to a protected production network based on the information related to the persistent identity acquired in the staging area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen Hunt, Jeff Simon
  • Isolated persistent identity storage for authentication of computing devies
    Publication number: 20050246529
    Abstract: A technique is provided for authenticating a computing device to access a secured resource based on a persistent identity that is associated with the computing device. The persistent identity is maintained in an isolated region of the computing device. In one aspect, a secure identity processing area (SIPA) is provided within the computing device to contain the persistent identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen Hunt, Jeff Simon
  • Secure domain join for computing devices
    Publication number: 20050246771
    Abstract: A technique is provided for acquiring security domain access credentials on a computing device. The security domain access credentials are acquired by storing a persistent identity on the computing device, and deriving data that includes the security domain access credentials from the persistent identity. The derived data is transferred to a security domain to allow the computing device to join the security domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Galen Hunt, Jeff Simon