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US 9,882,965 B2Granted
Techniques for network process identity enablement
AssigneeMicro Focus Software Inc.
InventorsJason Allen Sabin, Jeremy Ray Brown, Daniel Robert Timpson
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Abstract
Techniques for network process identity enablement are provided. Inter-server communications within a network are intercepted so that unique identity-based information is gathered and recorded before a sending process is permitted to release a communication over the network to a receiving process. Moreover, the receiving process cannot process the communication being sent until identifying information is gathered again and independently validated against the prior recorded information.
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A method, comprising:
- transparently assigning a unique identity to a communication from a first existing process to a second process, the first existing process lacks a unique identifier and lacks an ability to authenticate to the second process, wherein transparently assigning further includes assigning the unique identity without, the first existing process being aware of the unique identity assignment to the communication;
- and
- authenticating the first existing process using the unique identity on behalf of the second process for the communication between the first existing process and the second process, wherein each subsequent communication between the first existing processing and the second process includes a different unique identity, and wherein authenticating further include validating the unique identity for the communication and each different unique identity for each subsequent communication before permitting interaction between the first existing process and the second process.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a communication sent from a first existing process on a first server to a second process on a second server, the first existing process lacks an ability to authenticate with the second process and forming and assigning a unique identity that is specific to the communication and forming and assigning a different unique identity for a different communication between the first existing processing and the second process;
- obtaining information from the second server before the second process receives the communication from the second server;
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- authenticating the communication and the first existing process based on the information and other information obtained from the communication, and wherein authenticating further includes validating the unique identity for the communication and each different unique identity for each different communication before permitting interaction between the first existing process and the second process.
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A system, comprising:
- a server;
- and
- a security service and adapted to:
- i) execute on the processor of the server, ii) intercept a communication directed from a first existing process on the server to a second process on a second server, and iii) establish unique information to permit the second server to authenticate the communication and the first existing process before the second process receives the communication, assign a unique identity to the communication, and assign a different unique identity to a different communication between the first existing process and the second process, and wherein the first existing process lacks an ability to authenticate to the second process and validate the unique identity for the communication and. each different unique identity for each different communication before permitting interaction between the first existing process and the second process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.