Resource protection on un-trusted devices

• US 9,584,501 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2015
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Mendelovich, Meir, Matchoro, Ron
• Primary Examiner(s): Armouche, Hadi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Song, Hee
• Application Number:
  US14/802,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20150326552A1
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 726/6, 726/9, 726 26- 29, 380200-203, 380/227
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

Authenticating a client device to a service to allow the client device to access a resource provided by the service. A client device obtains a secondary credential that is associated with a primary credential and that is generated as being usable by a particular set of devices including the client device to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential. While outside of an enterprise network, the client device requests access to the service, including sending the secondary credential to an enterprise gateway. Based at least on sending the secondary credential to the enterprise gateway, the client device receives a resource from the service. The resource is received based at least on the enterprise gateway having forwarded the primary credential to the service after verifying that the secondary credential is valid and that the client device is in the particular set of client devices.

Claims

1. A client device, comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors, and that configure the client device to authenticate to an enterprise network, including computer-executable instructions that configure the client device to perform at least the following;

obtain a secondary credential, the secondary credential being associated with a primary credential that is usable from within the enterprise network to directly gain access to a service of the enterprise network, the secondary credential having been generated within the enterprise network as being usable by a particular set of client devices that includes the client device to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential and as being unusable by any other client devices not included in the particular set of client devices to gain access to the service;

while outside of the enterprise network, request access to the service, including sending the secondary credential to an enterprise gateway of the enterprise network; and

based at least on sending the secondary credential to the enterprise gateway, receive a resource from the service, the resource being received from the service based at least on the enterprise gateway having forwarded the primary credential to the service after verifying that the secondary credential is valid and that the client device is in the particular set of client devices.

2. The client device as recited in claim 1, the secondary credential having been generated within the enterprise network as being usable to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential only when the secondary credential is received over a particular set of communication channels.

3. The client device as recited in claim 2, the resource being received from the service based at least on the enterprise gateway also having verified that the secondary credential was received over a communication channel in the particular set of communication channels.

4. The client device as recited in claim 1, also including computer-executable instructions that configure the client device to send only traffic intended for the service to the enterprise gateway.

5. The client device as recited in claim 1, also including computer-executable instructions that configure the client device to obtain the secondary credential from a user.

6. The client device as recited in claim 1, also including computer-executable instructions that configure the client device to obtain the secondary credential from a management system in the enterprise network.

7. The client device as recited in claim 1, the secondary credential having been generated by a management system within the enterprise network using a secret at the management system in combination with the primary credential.

8. The client device as recited in claim 1, wherein the secondary credential is valid for a shorter period of time than the primary credential.

9. The client device as recited in claim 1, wherein the secondary credential grants limited access to services of the enterprise network as compared to the primary credential.

10. A system, comprising:

an enterprise gateway of an enterprise network, which includes one or more first hardware processors and one or more first computer-readable media storing first computer-executable instructions that configure the enterprise gateway to perform at least the following;

receive a secondary credential from a client device that is outside of the enterprise network, the secondary credential being associated with a primary credential that is usable from within the enterprise network to directly gain access to a service of the enterprise network, the secondary credential having been generated within the enterprise network as being usable by a particular set of client devices that includes the client device to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential and as being unusable by any other client devices not included in the particular set of client devices to gain access to the service;

verify that the secondary credential is valid;

verify that the client device is in the particular set of client devices; and

when the secondary credential is valid and when the client device is in the particular set of client devices, forward the primary credential to the service; and

the client device, which includes one or more second processors and one or more second computer-readable media storing second computer-executable instructions that configure the client device to perform at least the following;

obtain the secondary credential;

while outside of the enterprise network, request access to the service, including sending the secondary credential to the enterprise gateway; and

based at least on sending the secondary credential to the enterprise gateway, receive a resource from the service.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, the secondary credential having been generated within the enterprise network as being usable to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential only when the secondary credential is received over a particular set of communication channels.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein the first computer-executable instructions also configure the enterprise gateway to verify that the secondary credential was received over a communication channel in the particular set of communication channels prior to forwarding the primary credential to the service.

13. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the second computer-executable instructions also configure the client device to send only traffic intended for the service to the enterprise gateway.

14. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the second computer-executable instructions also configure the client device to obtain the secondary credential from a user.

15. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the second computer-executable instructions also configure the client device to obtain the secondary credential from a management system in the enterprise network.

16. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the secondary credential is generated by a management system within the enterprise network using a secret at the management system in combination with the primary credential.

17. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the secondary credential is valid for a shorter period of time than the primary credential.

18. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the secondary credential grants limited access to services of the enterprise network as compared to the primary credential.

19. A method, implemented at a client device that includes one or more processors, for authenticating to an enterprise network, the method comprising:

obtaining a secondary credential, wherein the secondary credential is associated with a primary credential that is usable from within the enterprise network to directly gain access to a service of the enterprise network, and wherein the secondary credential was been generated within the enterprise network as being usable by a particular set of client devices that includes the client device to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential and as being unusable by any other client devices not included in the particular set of client devices to gain access to the service;

while outside of the enterprise network, requesting access to the service, including sending the secondary credential to an enterprise gateway of the enterprise network; and

based at least on sending the secondary credential to the enterprise gateway, receiving a resource from the service, wherein the resource is received from the service based at least on the enterprise gateway having forwarded the primary credential to the service after verifying that the secondary credential is valid and that the client device is in the particular set of client devices.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the secondary credential was generated within the enterprise network as being usable to indirectly gain access to the service through the primary credential only when the secondary credential is received over a particular set of communication channels, and wherein the resource is received from the service based at least on the enterprise gateway also having verified that the secondary credential was received over a communication channel in the particular set of communication channels.