Kenneth Ralph Kerr

US Patent:

20210258157, Aug 19, 2021

Filed:

Feb 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/793443

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
David Z. Rossi - Millington NJ, US
Robert Petti - Kerhonkson NY, US
Kenneth Kerr - New Paltz NY, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/08
G06F 21/62
G06F 16/23

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention include generating a cryptographic key to restrict access to a resource. The cryptographic key being defined by a key token. An exemplary method includes designating a storage field in metadata of the key token, in metadata of a cryptographic key data set record that includes the key token, or in a resource access control database that controls use of the cryptographic key for inclusion of an indicator that the cryptographic key may or may not be deleted or modified. The indicator in the designated storage field is set to indicate whether or not the cryptographic key may be deleted or modified.