Patents by Inventor Kenton Varda

Kenton Varda 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).

  • Use of access control lists in the automated management of encryption keys
    Patent number: 8914632
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing access to stored data resources assign one or more wrapped (encrypted) encryption keys to each data resource. The resources are encrypted, and the keys may be stored in an access control list (ACL) in association with the encrypted data resources. The keys may be wrapped with metadata that indicates who or what is authorized to use the resource and what role the user or users may have with respect to the resource. The keys may be unwrapped upon receipt of access requests from authorized users, and may be used to decrypt the data resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Umesh Shankar, Kenton Varda, Darrell Kindred