Patents by Inventor Stanley Stanton Kiefer

Stanley Stanton Kiefer 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).

  • Systems and methods for detecting certificate pinning
    Patent number: 11044102
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting certificate pinning may include (i) attempting, by a security network proxy, to break a network connection between a client device and a server device, (ii) detecting, by the security network proxy, whether the network connection between the client device and the server device is certificate pinned based on a result of attempting to break the network connection, and (iii) performing a security action by the security network proxy to protect the client device at least in part based on detecting whether the network connection between the client device and the server device is certificate pinned. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Li, Stanley Stanton Kiefer, Brian Varner, Jacques Fourie, Samir Kapuria, Scott Wilde