Patents by Inventor Rahul Parwani

Rahul Parwani 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).

  • Publication number: 20240146534
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for conditional time-based one time password token issuance based on locally aggregated device risk. Embodiments of this application can evaluate the security of the client device using mobile threat defense signals or a device posture summary before generating a seed on the client device to ensure the security of all the connected systems as a whole. Additionally, embodiments of this application can evaluate the security of the client device to determine if changes have been made that require a remedial action to be taken. In some embodiments, the client device may be completely disconnected from the network and capable of generating time-based one time passwords, while remaining offline. However, offline attacks may still occur; in such a situation, the client device can determine the security of the device and perform the remedial actions independent of other devices, systems, computing environments, or networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Rahul Parwani, Evan H. Hurst, Maxim J. Blinder, Gazal Makkar, Rijul Nirwal
  • Patent number: 11924056
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management are described. A management console can include a set of workflow objects to use in a workflow creation user interface. Workflow objects can be positioned in the workflow creation user interface area based on user manipulation. A device state criteria overlay can be painted on a connector workflow object to indicates that a branch of executable instructions corresponding to the connector workflow object is performed where a client device corresponds to the specified device state criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Link, Rahul Parwani
  • Patent number: 11855833
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management are described. A management service can transmit a device-driven management workflow to a number of client devices. The device-driven management workflow can include workflow objects that define a branching sequence of instructions. The client devices can provide a corresponding plurality of completion statuses for a step of the device-driven management workflow. The management service can identify a failure of the step according to a set of failure rules, and visually emphasize the failure within a representation of the device-driven management workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Rahul Parwani, Brian Link, Satish Venkatakrishnan, Mohan Guttikonda, Amogh Datar
  • Patent number: 11848931
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for delegating authentication to certificate authorities. A connector service identifies a certificate request from a messenger service. The certificate request includes a credential identifier for a certificate authority. An authentication credential is retrieved using the credential identifier. A certificate request and the certificate authority authentication credential are transmitted to the certificate authority. A certificate is retrieved and provided as a response to the certificate request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Eugene Liderman, Rahul Parwani, Kiran Rohankar, Keith Robertson
  • Publication number: 20230403302
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for managing the state of client devices using device-driven management workflows. The device-driven management workflow can be evaluated to determine a current state of the computing device, install software, and direct the computing device to watch at least one value stored in memory for a modification. When at the at least one value stored in memory is modified, the computing device can execute the device-driven management workflow to resolve a discrepancy between the expected state and the current state or perform a remedial action to prevent unwanted access to secure resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Aditya Shrotri, Sagar Date, Kunal Ghosh, Rahul Parwani, Ryan Stallings, Huseyin Erenoglu
  • Patent number: 11665065
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management are described. A management service can generate a management console that includes a set of workflow objects to use in a workflow creation user interface. A device-driven management workflow is defined through the workflow creation user interface. The management service identifies that device-driven management workflow lacks a condition specified in a comprehensiveness definition. A workflow object for the condition specified in a comprehensiveness definition is generated for display. A user interaction incorporates the workflow object into the device-driven management workflow so that device-driven management workflow considers the specified condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Link, Rahul Parwani
  • Publication number: 20220353327
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for recognizing state changes in client devices and managing the state of client devices using device-driven management workflows. A computing device can receive a state of a client device. The computing device can then determine if the received state matches an expected, compliant state of the client device. When the computing device determines that the received state does not match the expected state, the computing device can identify a remedial workflow that would bring the client device into compliance. The computing device can send the remedial workflow and an instruction to run the remedial workflow to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathon Deriso, Saransh Bhatnagar, Rahul Parwani, Brian Link, Mohan Guttikonda, Satish Venkatakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11470149
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for managing the state of client devices using device-driven management workflows. A computing device can be evaluated to determine the current state of the computing device. Then, the current state of the computing device is compared to an expected state of the computing device. The expected state of the computing device may be based at least in part on a result of execution of at least one device-driven management workflow by the computing device. In response to a determination that the current state of the computing device fails to match the expected state of the computing device, the device-driven management workflow can be executed to resolve the discrepancy between the expected state and the current state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathon Deriso, Saransh Bhatnagar, Rahul Parwani, Brian Link, Mohan Guttikonda, Satish Venkatakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11438177
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for securely distributing certificates or encryption keys. A management service can receive an enrollment request from a client device. The management service can then send a key request to a certificate provider, the key request comprising a user identifier. The management service can also send a skeleton payload to an enterprise gateway. In response, the management service can receive an encrypted profile from the enterprise gateway, the encrypted profile comprising the skeleton payload with an encryption key inserted by the enterprise gateway into the skeleton payload. Finally, the management service can send the encrypted profile to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathon Deriso, Sagar Date, Rahul Parwani
  • Publication number: 20220239735
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for managing the state of client devices using device-driven management workflows. A computing device can be evaluated to determine the current state of the computing device. Then, the current state of the computing device is compared to an expected state of the computing device. The expected state of the computing device may be based at least in part on a result of execution of at least one device-driven management workflow by the computing device. In response to a determination that the current state of the computing device fails to match the expected state of the computing device, the device-driven management workflow can be executed to resolve the discrepancy between the expected state and the current state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: JONATHON DERISO, SARANSH BHATNAGAR, RAHUL PARWANi, BRIAN LINK, MOHAN GUTTIKONDA, SATISH VENKATAKRiSHNAN
  • Publication number: 20220239550
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management are described. A management service can transmit a device-driven management workflow to a number of client devices. The device-driven management workflow can include workflow objects that define a branching sequence of instructions. The client devices can provide a corresponding plurality of completion statuses for a step of the device-driven management workflow. The management service can identify a failure of the step according to a set of failure rules, and visually emphasize the failure within a representation of the device-driven management workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Rahul PARWANI, Brian LINK, Satish VENKATAKRISHNAN, Mohan GUTTIKONDA, Amogh DATAR
  • Publication number: 20220231921
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management are described. A management console can include a set of workflow objects to use in a workflow creation user interface. Workflow objects can be positioned in the workflow creation user interface area based on user manipulation. A device state criteria overlay can be painted on a connector workflow object to indicates that a branch of executable instructions corresponding to the connector workflow object is performed where a client device corresponds to the specified device state criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Link, Rahul Parwani
  • Publication number: 20220231922
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management are described. A management service can generate a management console that includes a set of workflow objects to use in a workflow creation user interface. A device-driven management workflow is defined through the workflow creation user interface. The management service identifies that device-driven management workflow lacks a condition specified in a comprehensiveness definition. A workflow object for the condition specified in a comprehensiveness definition is generated for display. A user interaction incorporates the workflow object into the device-driven management workflow so that device-driven management workflow considers the specified condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Link, Rahul Parwani
  • Publication number: 20220029990
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for delegating authentication to certificate authorities. A connector service identifies a certificate request from a messenger service. The certificate request includes a credential identifier for a certificate authority. An authentication credential is retrieved using the credential identifier. A certificate request and the certificate authority authentication credential are transmitted to the certificate authority. A certificate is retrieved and provided as a response to the certificate request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Eugene Liderman, Rahul Parwani, Kiran Rohankar, Keith Robertson
  • Patent number: 11184250
    Abstract: Examples of device-driven management is described. A management service can generate a management console that includes a set of workflow objects to use in a workflow creation user interface. A management workflow can be retrieved from a network service and translated to be formatted into the workflow objects. A user can select the management workflow, and the management console can be updated to show graphical representations of the workflow objects. The management service can transmit a device-driven management workflow that includes a translated version of the management workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Link, Rahul Parwani
  • Patent number: 11165774
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for delegating authentication to certificate authorities. A first request for a certificate is received from a client device. Then a certificate request can be created. The certificate request may include a credential identifier for a certificate authority. The credential identifier may uniquely identify an authentication credential to use to request the certificate from certificate authority. The certificate request can then be added to a message queue. Later, a second request from another computing device is received and the message stored in the message queue is provided in response. A certificate is then received from the other computing device and is provided to the client device in response to the first request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Eugene Liderman, Rahul Parwani, Kiran Rohankar, Keith Robertson
  • Publication number: 20210273920
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for securely distributing certificates or encryption keys. A management service can receive an enrollment request from a client device. The management service can then send a key request to a certificate provider, the key request comprising a user identifier. The management service can also send a skeleton payload to an enterprise gateway. In response, the management service can receive an encrypted profile from the enterprise gateway, the encrypted profile comprising the skeleton payload with an encryption key inserted by the enterprise gateway into the skeleton payload. Finally, the management service can send the encrypted profile to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathon Deriso, Sagar Date, Rahul Parwani, Jinsong Liu, Senthil Parthasarathy, Shravan Shantharam
  • Publication number: 20210273817
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for securely distributing certificates or encryption keys. A management service can receive an enrollment request from a client device. The management service can then send a key request to a certificate provider, the key request comprising a user identifier. The management service can also send a skeleton payload to an enterprise gateway. In response, the management service can receive an encrypted profile from the enterprise gateway, the encrypted profile comprising the skeleton payload with an encryption key inserted by the enterprise gateway into the skeleton payload. Finally, the management service can send the encrypted profile to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathon Deriso, Sagar Date, Rahul Parwani
  • Publication number: 20200195642
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for delegating authentication to certificate authorities. A first request for a certificate is received from a client device. Then a certificate request can be created. The certificate request may include a credential identifier for a certificate authority. The credential identifier may uniquely identify an authentication credential to use to request the certificate from certificate authority. The certificate request can then be added to a message queue. Later, a second request from another computing device is received and the message stored in the message queue is provided in response. A certificate is then received from the other computing device and is provided to the client device in response to the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Eugene Liderman, Rahul Parwani, Kiran Rohankar, Keith Robertson