Patents by Inventor Warwick Ford

Warwick Ford 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).

  • Authenticated communication using a shared unpredictable secret
    Patent number: 8478998
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for authenticating one or more client devices (1) to a server (5). A shared unpredictable secret (50) is generated. The shared unpredictable secret (50) is stored in the client device (1) and in the server device (5). The client device (1) proves possession of the correct shared unpredictable secret (50) to the server (5). The shared unpredictable secret (50) is replaced by a new shared unpredictable secret (54) each time the client device (1) logs in to the server device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Warwick Ford
  • Authenticated communication using a shared unpredictable secret
    Publication number: 20070192829
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for authenticating one or more client devices (1) to a server (5). A shared unpredictable secret (50) is generated. The shared unpredictable secret (50) is stored in the client device (1) and in the server device (5). The client device (1) proves possession of the correct shared unpredictable secret (50) to the server (5). The shared unpredictable secret (50) is replaced by a new shared unpredictable secret (54) each time the client device (1) logs in to the server device (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Warwick Ford
  • Countering credentials copying
    Publication number: 20020062452
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for enabling a server device (5) to validate one or more client devices (1). A shared unpredictable secret (50) is generated. The shared unpredictable secret (50) is stored in the client device (1) and in the server device (5). The client device (1) proves possession of a correct shared unpredictable secret (50) to the server device (5). The shared unpredictable secret (50) is replaced by a new shared unpredictable secret (54) each time the client device (1) is validated by the server device (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: Warwick Ford