David W Matteson

US Patent:

20220286455, Sep 8, 2022

Filed:

Mar 5, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/194000

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Jennifer Lee Bammel - Dexter MI, US
David William Matteson - Dexter MI, US
Christopher Carl Cassell - Ann Arbor MI, US
Kyle David Mills - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 29/12
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

This disclosure describes techniques for identifying an application (e.g., accessing application) that is attempting to access a resource. In some examples, access may be managed by an authentication service. When an access request is received at the authentication service from an application on a client device, the authentication service may ask the application to communicate with an identification agent on the client device. The identification agent may perform one or more tests to discover the identity of the application. In some cases, the identification agent may send the identity of the application to the authentication service. The authentication service may then allow or deny access by the accessing application to the resource based at least in part on the discovered identity.