Patents by Inventor Prabu Raju

Prabu Raju 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).

  • Patent number: 10965667
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Patent number: 10721080
    Abstract: The present invention provides for streamlined issuance of certificates and other tokens that are contingent on key attestation of keys from a trusted platform module within a computing platform. Various methods are described for wrapping the requested token in a secret, such as an AES key, that is encrypted to a TPM based key in a key challenge. If the requesting platform fails the key challenge, the encrypted certificate or token cannot be decrypted. If requesting platform passes the challenge, the encrypted certificate or token can be decrypted using the AES key recovered from the key challenge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Fenner, Peter David Waxman, Gabriel Fortunato Stocco, Kam Kouladjie, Cristian Stefan Salvan, Prabu Raju, Himanshu Soni, Gridhar Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20200112556
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Patent number: 10574459
    Abstract: A facility for enrolling a software implementer in a code signing. In one example facility, the facility receives information identifying the implementer, and credentials authenticating the implementer. The facility generates secret state for the implementer. Based on at least one or both of (1) at least a portion of the received credentials and (2) at least a portion of the generated secret state, the facility generates for the implementer a key pair comprising a private key and a public key, and persistently stores the secret state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Prabu Raju, Fengfen Liu, Christopher Leonard Walstad, Levi P. Broderick, Himanshu Soni, Reed Molbak, Klaudia Leja
  • Patent number: 10505926
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Publication number: 20190280883
    Abstract: The present invention provides for streamlined issuance of certificates and other tokens that are contingent on key attestation of keys from a trusted platform module within a computing platform. Various methods are described for wrapping the requested token in a secret, such as an AES key, that is encrypted to a TPM based key in a key challenge. If the requesting platform fails the key challenge, the encrypted certificate or token cannot be decrypted. If requesting platform passes the challenge, the encrypted certificate or token can be decrypted using the AES key recovered from the key challenge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Fenner, Peter David Waxman, Gabriel Fortunato Stocco, Kam Kouladjie, Cristian Stefan Salvan, Prabu Raju, Himanshu Soni, Giridhar Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 10277407
    Abstract: The present invention provides for streamlined issuance of certificates and other tokens that are contingent on key attestation of keys from a trusted platform module within a computing platform. Various methods are described for wrapping the requested token in a secret, such as an AES key, that is encrypted to a TPM based key in a key challenge. If the requesting platform fails the key challenge, the encrypted certificate or token cannot be decrypted. If requesting platform passes the challenge, the encrypted certificate or token can be decrypted using the AES key recovered from the key challenge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Fenner, Peter David Waxman, Gabriel Fortunato Stocco, Kam Kouladjie, Cristian Stefan Salvan, Prabu Raju, Himanshu Soni, Giridhar Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20180332026
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Patent number: 10033731
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Publication number: 20170331811
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Publication number: 20170302459
    Abstract: The present invention provides for streamlined issuance of certificates and other tokens that are contingent on key attestation of keys from a trusted platform module within a computing platform. Various methods are described for wrapping the requested token in a secret, such as an AES key, that is encrypted to a TPM based key in a key challenge. If the requesting platform fails the key challenge, the encrypted certificate or token cannot be decrypted. If requesting platform passes the challenge, the encrypted certificate or token can be decrypted using the AES key recovered from the key challenge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Fenner, Peter David Waxman, Gabriel Fortunato Stocco, Kam Kouladjie, Cristian Stefan Salvan, Prabu Raju, Himanshu Soni, Giridhar Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 9749313
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Publication number: 20170093575
    Abstract: A facility for enrolling a software implementer in a code signing. In one example facility, the facility receives information identifying the implementer, and credentials authenticating the implementer. The facility generates secret state for the implementer. Based on at least one or both of (1) at least a portion of the received credentials and (2) at least a portion of the generated secret state, the facility generates for the implementer a key pair comprising a private key and a public key, and persistently stores the secret state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Prabu Raju, Fengfen Liu, Christopher Leonard Walstad, Levi P. Broderick, Himanshu Soni, Reed Molbak, Klaudia Leja
  • Publication number: 20160021095
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Patent number: 9177125
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne
  • Patent number: 8892896
    Abstract: Techniques for capability and behavior signatures are described. In one or more embodiments, various data describing the capabilities and behaviors of a client is collected. The collected data is analyzed to generate a signature that is indicative of whether the client is operated by a human or a non-human. Selective access to resources is provided to the client based at least in part on the signature that is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan D. Parsell, Prabu Raju
  • Publication number: 20140101739
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a human interactive proof portal 140 may control access to an online data service 122. A communication interface 260 establishing a human interactive proof session 600 with a user device 110 accessing an online data service 122. The communication interface 260 may iteratively send an audio proof challenge set having multiple audio proof challenges each asking a semantic query to the user device 110 for presentation to a user. A processor 220 may provide access to the online data service 122 based in part on at least one proof response having a semantic reply indicating a human user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weisheng Li, Prabu Raju
  • Patent number: 8695092
    Abstract: Various embodiments described above are directed to identifying abuse-hosting services at their source, rather than using such intermediaries as URLs and associated domains. In one or more embodiments, threats can be blocked by using the Internet protocol (IP) address of an identified attacker that is hosting content associated with abuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Manu Manianchira, Prabu Raju
  • Publication number: 20130347067
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a human interactive proof portal 140 may control access to an online data service 122. A communication interface 280 may establish a human interactive proof session 600 with a client user 110 by presenting a proof challenge set having multiple proof challenges. A clock 290 may record a challenge response time for each proof challenge. A processor 220 may provide access to an online data service 122 based on the human interactive proof session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weisheng Li, Prabu Raju, Manu Manianchira, Cristian Salvan, Kris Iverson
  • Publication number: 20120304260
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Steeves, Luke Abrams, Hersh Dangayach, Eric Fleischman, Prabu Raju, Krishna Vitaldevara, Niyantha Shekar, Payoj Baral, Meenakshi Ramaswamy, Winfred Wong, Yordan Rouskov, Ramesh Manne