Patents by Inventor VEENA RAMACHANDRAN

VEENA RAMACHANDRAN 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).

  • Just-in-time access based on geolocation to maintain control of restricted data in cloud computing environments
    Patent number: 10924497
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for an external device. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes geolocation criteria limiting the geolocation from which JIT access can be automatically granted. The geolocation of the device is evaluated against the geolocation criteria. If the geolocation criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ramnath Prasad, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Veena Ramachandran, Sandeep Kalarickal, Thomas Knudson, Pavan Gopal Bandla, Chetan Shankar, Ranajoy Sanyal, Qingsu Wu, Chi Zhou, Thomas Keane
  • Just-in-time access based on screening criteria to maintain control of restricted data in cloud computing environments
    Patent number: 10848522
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for an external device. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes screening criteria limiting automatic granting of JIT access to users who meet the screening criteria. Screening information for a user associated with the request is evaluated against one or more screening requirements set forth by the screening criteria. If the screening criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ramnath Prasad, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Veena Ramachandran, Sandeep Kalarickal, Thomas Knudson, Pavan Gopal Bandla, Chetan Shankar, Ranajoy Sanyal, Qingsu Wu, Chi Zhou, Doug Kirschner, Ryan Meyer, Thomas Keane
  • JUST-IN-TIME ACCESS BASED ON GEOLOCATION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF RESTRICTED DATA IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20200045056
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for an external device. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes geolocation criteria limiting the geolocation from which JIT access can be automatically granted. The geolocation of the device is evaluated against the geolocation criteria. If the geolocation criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: RAMNATH PRASAD, PRADEEP AYYAPPAN NAIR, VEENA RAMACHANDRAN, SANDEEP KALARICKAL, THOMAS KNUDSON, PAVAN GOPAL BANDLA, CHETAN SHANKAR, RANAJOY SANYAL, QINGSU WU, CHI ZHOU, THOMAS KEANE
  • JUST-IN-TIME ACCESS BASED ON SCREENING CRITERIA TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF RESTRICTED DATA IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20200045083
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for an external device. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes screening criteria limiting automatic granting of JIT access to users who meet the screening criteria. Screening information for a user associated with the request is evaluated against one or more screening requirements set forth by the screening criteria. If the screening criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: RAMNATH PRASAD, PRADEEP AYYAPPAN NAIR, VEENA RAMACHANDRAN, SANDEEP KALARICKAL, THOMAS KNUDSON, PAVAN GOPAL BANDLA, CHETAN SHANKAR, RANAJOY SANYAL, QINGSU WU, CHI ZHOU, DOUG KIRSCHNER, RYAN MEYER, THOMAS KEANE
  • Just-in-time access based on screening criteria to maintain control of restricted data in cloud computing environments
    Patent number: 10484430
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for DevOps personnel who do not have persistent access to restricted data or the ability to modify the cloud computing environment to gain access to restricted data. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a DevOps device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes screening criteria limiting automatic granting of JIT access to DevOps personnel who meeting the screening criteria. Screening information for the DevOps personnel is evaluated against one or more screening requirements set forth by the screening criteria. If the screening criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the DevOps device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ramnath Prasad, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Veena Ramachandran, Sandeep Kalarickal, Thomas Knudson, Pavan Gopal Bandla, Chetan Shankar, Ranajoy Sanyal, Qingsu Wu, Chi Zhou, Doug Kirschner, Ryan Meyer, Thomas Keane
  • Just-in-time access based on geolocation to maintain control of restricted data in cloud computing environments
    Patent number: 10476886
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for DevOps personnel who do not have persistent access to restricted data or the ability to modify the cloud computing environment to gain access to restricted data. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a DevOps device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes geolocation criteria limiting the geolocation from which JIT access can be automatically granted. The geolocation of the DevOps device is evaluated against the geolocation criteria. If the geolocation criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the DevOps device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ramnath Prasad, Pradeep Ayyappan Nair, Veena Ramachandran, Sandeep Kalarickal, Thomas Knudson, Pavan Gopal Bandla, Chetan Shankar, Ranajoy Sanyal, Qingsu Wu, Chi Zhou, Thomas Keane
  • JUST-IN-TIME ACCESS BASED ON GEOLOCATION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF RESTRICTED DATA IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20170244723
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for DevOps personnel who do not have persistent access to restricted data or the ability to modify the cloud computing environment to gain access to restricted data. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a DevOps device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes geolocation criteria limiting the geolocation from which JIT access can be automatically granted. The geolocation of the DevOps device is evaluated against the geolocation criteria. If the geolocation criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the DevOps device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: RAMNATH PRASAD, PRADEEP AYYAPPAN NAIR, VEENA RAMACHANDRAN, SANDEEP KALARICKAL, THOMAS KNUDSON, PAVAN GOPAL BANDLA, CHETAN SHANKAR, RANAJOY SANYAL, QINGSU WU, CHI ZHOU, THOMAS KEANE
  • JUST-IN-TIME ACCESS BASED ON SCREENING CRITERIA TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF RESTRICTED DATA IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20170244760
    Abstract: A JIT service in a cloud computing environment manages just-in-time access to resources in the cloud computing environment for DevOps personnel who do not have persistent access to restricted data or the ability to modify the cloud computing environment to gain access to restricted data. When JIT access to a resource is requested by a DevOps device, the JIT service retrieves a JIT policy for the resource that includes screening criteria limiting automatic granting of JIT access to DevOps personnel who meeting the screening criteria. Screening information for the DevOps personnel is evaluated against one or more screening requirements set forth by the screening criteria. If the screening criteria and any other criteria of the JIT policy are satisfied, the JIT service provisions JIT access to the resource for the DevOps device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: RAMNATH PRASAD, PRADEEP AYYAPPAN NAIR, VEENA RAMACHANDRAN, SANDEEP KALARICKAL, THOMAS KNUDSON, PAVAN GOPAL BANDLA, CHETAN SHANKAR, RANAJOY SANYAL, QINGSU WU, CHI ZHOU, DOUG KIRSCHNER, RYAN MEYER, THOMAS KEANE