Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Intrusion detection with honeypot keys
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Application No.: US17370863Application Date: 2021-07-08
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Publication No.: US11716351B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Harald Schütz , Andreas Berger , Russell Humphries , Mark D. Harris , Kenneth D. Ray
- Applicant: Sophos Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Abingdon
- Assignee: Sophos Limited
- Current Assignee: Sophos Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Abingdon
- Agency: Strategic Patents, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L9/40
- IPC: H04L9/40 ; G06F21/55 ; G06F21/62 ; G06F21/53 ; G06F21/56

Abstract:
A honeypot file is cryptographically secured with a cryptographic key. The key, or related key material, is then placed on a central keystore and the file is placed on a data store within the enterprise network. Unauthorized access to the honeypot file can then be detecting by monitoring use of the associated key material, which usefully facilitates detection of file access at any time when, and from any location where, cryptographic access to the file is initiated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210344715A1 INTRUSION DETECTION WITH HONEYPOT KEYS Public/Granted day:2021-11-04
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