Stephen G James

US Patent:

20170222974, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Jan 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/010155

Inventors:

- Reston VA, US
Stephen Daniel James - South Riding VA, US

International Classification:

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

Abstract:

A method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable memory containing instructions include receiving, at an agent operating on a client device, a (domain name system) DNS resolution request for a domain name. The DNS resolution request is transmitted to a first DNS server including a firewall service and a second DNS server within a local network to the client device. Responses to the DNS resolution request from the first and second DNS server are received. The agent determines how to resolve the DNS resolution request based on one or more of the received responses.

US Patent:

20170222978, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Feb 3, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/014647

Inventors:

- Reston VA, US
Stephen Daniel James - South Riding VA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 12/46
H04L 29/12

Abstract:

Embodiments relate to systems, devices, and computing-implemented methods for resolving DNS requests by sending, from a device, a first DNS request for a domain name associated with a local service device to a DNS firewall server. The DNS firewall server can send a response that includes a status indicating a server failure in response to determining that the first DNS request is associated with a customer of a DNS firewall service and determining that a record associated with the domain name cannot be found. The device can receive the response and send a second DNS request to an internal DNS server in response to the status indicating the server failure.

US Patent:

20160205097, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan 12, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/595178

Inventors:

- Reston VA, US
Stephen Daniel James - South Riding VA, US

International Classification:

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

Abstract:

Provided is a method for establishing ownership of a component of an internet of things (“IoT”) device. The method comprises receiving, at a registration service, a request to register the component of the IoT device, the request comprising a public key of the component of the IoT device, an identifier of the component of the IoT device, and a public key of an owner of the component of the IoT device; determining a qualified name for the component of the IoT device based on a name associated with the owner of the component of the IoT device; generating one or more domain name system (“DNS”) records for the component of the IoT device, the one or more DNS records comprising an authentication file that identifies a chain of ownership of the component of the IoT device; and storing the one or more DNS records in a registry.