Patents by Inventor Reid Martin Borsuk

Reid Martin Borsuk 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).

  • Updating signature algorithms for strong name binding
    Patent number: 8683207
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for updating signature algorithms used for signing an assembly with a strong name without changing the identity of the assembly. The present invention enables an assembly that has already been given an identity (via strong name signing with an identity public/private key pair) to be resigned with a different public/private key pair without changing the original identity that was based on the identity public/private key pair. This is accomplished by including a counter signature within the assembly that links the original identity of the assembly to the new signature key pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Farkas, Mueez Siddiqui, Reid Martin Borsuk, Andrew Dai, Arun Moorthy
  • UPDATING SIGNATURE ALGORITHMS FOR STRONG NAME BINDING
    Publication number: 20130159718
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for updating signature algorithms used for signing an assembly with a strong name without changing the identity of the assembly. The present invention enables an assembly that has already been given an identity (via strong name signing with an identity public/private key pair) to be resigned with a different public/private key pair without changing the original identity that was based on the identity public/private key pair. This is accomplished by including a counter signature within the assembly that links the original identity of the assembly to the new signature key pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Farkas, Mueez Siddiqui, Reid Martin Borsuk, Andrew Dai, Arun Moorthy