Patents by Inventor Stephane Beaulieu

Stephane Beaulieu 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).

  • Secure extended authentication bypass
    Patent number: 8201233
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided to allow Internet Key Exchange (IKE) phase 1 keying materials to be periodically refreshed in a secure manner without requiring user interaction. A client and server perform authentication and key exchange during set up of a secure connection. A token is passed to the client by the server during or after the initial user authentication phase. The token is stored both at the client and at the server. Instead of requiring user credentials, the token can be used to securely prove the identity of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Beaulieu, David Silverman, Scott Fanning
  • Secure extended authentication bypass
    Publication number: 20070192842
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided to allow Internet Key Exchange (IKE) phase 1 keying materials to be periodically refreshed in a secure manner without requiring user interaction. A client and server perform authentication and key exchange during set up of a secure connection. A token is passed to the client by the server during or after the initial user authentication phase. The token is stored both at the client and at the server. Instead of requiring user credentials, the token can be used to securely prove the identity of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Beaulieu, David Silverman, Scott Fanning