Patents by Inventor Xiansheng YU

Xiansheng YU 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).

  • Authentication offload in virtualized computing environments
    Patent number: 11558364
    Abstract: Example methods are provided for a host to perform authentication offload in a virtualized computing environment that includes the host and a destination server. The method may comprise detecting, from a virtualized computing instance, a packet destined for the destination server. The method may also comprise: in response to determination that the detected packet is an authentication request, obtaining, from the virtualized computing instance, metadata associated with a client application for which authentication is requested; and sending the authentication request and the metadata to the destination server to cause the destination server to authenticate the client application based on the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Yue, Changyan Chi, Wen Wang, Yao Zhang, Wenping Fan, Xiansheng Yu
  • AUTHENTICATION OFFLOAD IN VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20190028455
    Abstract: Example methods are provided for a host to perform authentication offload in a virtualized computing environment that includes the host and a destination server. The method may comprise detecting, from a virtualized computing instance, a packet destined for the destination server. The method may also comprise: in response to determination that the detected packet is an authentication request, obtaining, from the virtualized computing instance, metadata associated with a client application for which authentication is requested; and sending the authentication request and the metadata to the destination server to cause the destination server to authenticate the client application based on the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Nicira, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong YUE, Changyan CHI, Wen WANG, Yao ZHANG, Wenping FAN, Xiansheng YU