Granted U.S. Patent

US 10,579,793 B2

Patent Title

Managed Securitized Containers and Container Communications

Status

Granted

Patent Type

U.S. Utility Patent

Grant Date

March 3, 2020

Inventor

Daniel Maurice Lerner

Assignee

IronClad Encryption

Priority Date

June 12, 2017

Abstract

This disclosure provides for the securitization and/or encryption of software container devices that utilize both a control plane and a trust plane for ensuring that communication signals transmitted from and data residing within these containers are not corruptible. In addition, processors for monitoring statistics regarding data at rest and data on the move associated with creating these secure containers are also included.

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US 10,579,793 B2

Security welded into the software container itself

Thousands of armored pipes, each with its own rotating key
CONTAINER A CONTAINER B image ✓ · ICEMicro image ✓ · ICEMicro control plane · creates / moves containers trust plane · encrypts every signal up to 65,535 tunnels, each its own rotating key cut one (red) and the rest keep flowing
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Think of a shipping container that already has its own armored walls and locks welded in, so you do not have to wrap it in security tape at the port. The control plane is the crane operator who moves and stacks containers; the trust plane is a checkpoint every order passes through to get encrypted before it touches a container. Between containers run thousands of separate armored pipes, each with its own lock that keeps changing, so even if a thief picks one lock it changes a second later and every other pipe stays sealed.

  • Encryption library embedded inside the container, not bolted on
  • Control plane manages lifecycle, trust plane does the encryption
  • Up to 65,535 independent tunnels, each with its own rotating key
  • Dynamic Encryption plus perpetual authentication at the transport layer
Fields of Use

Technology areas where this patented method may apply.

  • Secure data container management
  • Confidential computing and data-at-rest protection
  • Isolated workload and tenant separation
  • Managed encrypted storage
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