US 11,757,899 B2
Privileged identity management
Shimi Ezra, Petach Tikva (IL); Natan Kfir, Petach Tikva (IL); and Noam Ben-Yochanan, Petach Tikva (IL)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/152,330.
Application 17/152,330 is a continuation of application No. 14/755,976, filed on Jun. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,931,682.
Prior Publication US 2021/0144151 A1, May 13, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 67/145 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/108 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 67/145 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, from a first computing device, a request to elevate a privilege associated with a first user, the request including contact information associated with a second user;
sending a request for approval to a second computing device associated with the second user;
receiving, from the second computing device, a first approval of the request;
receiving an authentication identifier associated with the second user to authenticate the second user;
based on the first approval and an authentication of the second user using the authentication identifier, provisioning the privilege to the first user;
based on an occurrence of a triggering event, determining that the privilege will expire within a period of time;
sending a notification to the second computing device indicating an impending expiration of the privilege;
receiving, from the second computing device, a second approval to continue the provision of the privilege to the first user; and
based on the second approval, continuing the provision of the privilege to the first user.