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Techniques for client constructed sessions

  • US 9,203,613 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2011
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing access to one or more computing resources of a computing resource provider, the one or more computing resources of the computing resource provider being part of a logical grouping of computing resources in a key zone of a plurality of key zones, the method comprising:

  • under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,obtaining, from a central key authority, a session key corresponding to the key zone, the session key having been generated by at least applying a hash-based message authentication code function to a secret credential and a first set of one or more session parameters;

    receiving an electronic request to access one or more computing resources and a signature for the electronic request that was generated based at least in part on the secret credential and a second set of one or more session parameters;

    generating, by the one or more computer systems, a reference signature by at least applying the hash-based message authentication code function to at least the electronic request, and the obtained session key; and

    providing access to the one or more computing resources, in response to the request, when the generated reference signature is equivalent to the received signature.

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