Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Munsil

Jeffrey L. Munsil 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).

  • Interlocking plain text passwords to data encryption keys
    Patent number: 8516264
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide for authenticating a user request for access to at least a portion of an encrypted storage device. First, the request for access to at least a portion of the encrypted storage device is received. The request includes a plaintext password. A hash module generates a hashed version of the received plaintext password based on an authentication hash key. A hashed value of the generated plaintext password is retrieved from a key storage. A hash comparator compares the hashed version of the received plaintext password with the retrieved hashed value of the generated plaintext password. If the hashed version of the received plaintext password and the retrieved hashed value of the generated plaintext password are equal, the user is authenticated for access to at least a portion of the encrypted storage device. Otherwise, the user is denied access to the encrypted storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Munsil, Jeffrey L Williams
  • INTERLOCKING PLAIN TEXT PASSWORDS TO DATA ENCRYPTION KEYS
    Publication number: 20110087890
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide for authenticating a user request for access to at least a portion of an encrypted storage device. First, the request for access to at least a portion of the encrypted storage device is received. The request includes a plaintext password. A hash module generates a hashed version of the received plaintext password based on an authentication hash key. A hashed value of the generated plaintext password is retrieved from a key storage. A hash comparator compares the hashed version of the received plaintext password with the retrieved hashed value of the generated plaintext password. If the hashed version of the received plaintext password and the retrieved hashed value of the generated plaintext password are equal, the user is authenticated for access to at least a portion of the encrypted storage device. Otherwise, the user is denied access to the encrypted storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Munsil, Jeffrey L. Williams