Daniel N Harkins

US Patent:

20130111209, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/661920

Inventors:

Daniel Harkins - La Selva Beach CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/32

US Classification:

713171

Abstract:

Authentication of parties through a trusted intermediary is described. The standard Ottway-Rees authentication protocol is modified to provide authentication between A and B using intermediary T such that T serves only as an authenticator, and does not participate in the generation of the key shared between A and B.

US Patent:

20210345099, Nov 4, 2021

Filed:

Jul 13, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/374332

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Sachin Ganu - San Jose CA, US
Daniel Harkins - Santa Clara CA, US
Mohd Siraj - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 8/26
H04W 12/06
H04L 29/12
H04L 29/06
G06F 16/951
H04W 12/08
H04W 12/12
H04W 12/50
H04W 8/00
H04W 64/00
H04W 48/16

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.

US Patent:

20210044965, Feb 11, 2021

Filed:

Aug 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/532229

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
VIGNESHWARA UPADHYAYA - Bangalore, IN
CARLOS GOMEZ GALLEGO - Brisbane, AU
DANIEL HARKINS - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 12/00
H04L 9/32
H04L 9/08
H04W 12/04
H04W 4/80
H04W 76/11

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for cloud controlled secure Bluetooth pairing for network device management. A method for a mobile device includes sending a Bluetooth pairing request to a network device that cannot connect to a network, wherein the network device responds to the Bluetooth pairing request by sending a challenge token; responsive to receiving the challenge token from the network device, sending the challenge token to a server, wherein the server responds to the challenge token by sending a response token, wherein the response token comprises a secure Bluetooth pairing key; and responsive to receiving the response token from the server, establishing a secure Bluetooth connection with the network device, comprising pairing with the network device using the secure pairing key.

US Patent:

20190373453, Dec 5, 2019

Filed:

Aug 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/538916

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Sachin Ganu - San Jose CA, US
Daniel Harkins - Santa Clara CA, US
Mohd Siraj - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 8/26
H04W 12/06
H04L 29/12
H04L 29/06
G06F 16/951
H04W 12/08
H04W 12/12
H04W 8/00
H04W 64/00
H04W 48/16

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.

US Patent:

20180070226, Mar 8, 2018

Filed:

Nov 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/809484

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Sachin Ganu - San Jose CA, US
Daniel Harkins - Santa Clara CA, US
Mohd Siraj - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 8/26

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.

US Patent:

20170012935, Jan 12, 2017

Filed:

Jul 6, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/792313

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Sachin GANU - San Jose CA, US
Daniel HARKINS - La Selva Beach CA, US
Mohd SIRAJ - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/12
H04W 8/00

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.

US Patent:

20170013445, Jan 12, 2017

Filed:

Jul 6, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/792372

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Sachin GANU - San Jose CA, US
Daniel HARKINS - La Selva Beach CA, US
Mohd SIRAJ - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04W 8/26
H04L 29/12
H04W 64/00

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.

US Patent:

20170013447, Jan 12, 2017

Filed:

Jul 6, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/792377

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Sachin GANU - San Jose CA, US
Daniel HARKINS - La Selva Beach CA, US
Mohd SIRAJ - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04W 12/06
G06F 17/30
H04W 48/16
H04L 29/06
H04W 8/26
H04L 29/12

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.