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US 12,542,669 · App. 18/442,065 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Systems and methods for improving security in network environments

Inventors: Suman Garrepalli (McLean, VA); David Harrington (Gibsonia, PA); William Graf (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
H04L9/3213
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Patent No.
US 12,542,669
App. No.
18/442,065
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for improving security in network environments by dynamically generating access credentials off-line that are resilient to impersonation attempts. For example, the system may receive, at a local token service, a first external request from a remote token service for a first dynamically generated token. The system may retrieve, at the local token service, a first token template for the remote token service. The system may, based on the first token template, select a first object-based storage device and a second object-based storage device. The system may transmit, by the local token service, a first internal request to the first object-based storage device and a second internal request to the second object-based storage device. The system may populate the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token.

Claims (81)

1 . A system for improving security in network environments by dynamically generating access credentials off-line that are resilient to impersonation attempts, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums comprising instructions recorded thereon that when executed by the one or more processors cause operations comprising:

receiving, at a local token service, a first external request from a remote token service for a first dynamically generated token, wherein the local token service comprises a Kubernetes cluster;

retrieving, using a dynamic access token application programming interface at the local token service, a first token template for the remote token service;

based on the first token template, selecting, using the dynamic access token application programming interface, a first object-based storage device and a second object-based storage device, wherein the first object-based storage device and the second object-based storage device share a common object store;

transmitting, by the local token service, a first internal request to the first object-based storage device and a second internal request to the second object-based storage device;

receiving, from the first object-based storage device, a first internal response, wherein the first internal response comprises a first token portion;

receiving, from the second object-based storage device, a second internal response, wherein the second internal response comprises a second token portion;

populating, using the dynamic access token application programming interface, the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token; and

transmitting a first external response to the remote token service comprising the first dynamically generated token.

2 . A method for improving security in network environments by dynamically generating access credentials off-line that are resilient to impersonation attempts, the method comprising:

receiving, at a local token service, a first external request from a remote token service for a first dynamically generated token;

retrieving, at the local token service, a first token template for the remote token service;

based on the first token template, selecting a first object-based storage device and a second object-based storage device;

transmitting, by the local token service, a first internal request to the first object-based storage device and a second internal request to the second object-based storage device;

receiving, from the first object-based storage device, a first internal response, wherein the first internal response comprises a first token portion;

receiving, from the second object-based storage device, a second internal response, wherein the second internal response comprises a second token portion; and

populating the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving a second external request from the remote token service for a second dynamically generated token;

retrieving, at the local token service, a second token template for the remote token service;

based on the second token template, selecting a third object-based storage device and a fourth object-based storage device;

transmitting a second internal request to the third object-based storage device and a fourth internal request to the fourth object-based storage device;

receiving, from the third object-based storage device, a third internal response, wherein the third internal response comprises a third token portion;

receiving, from the fourth object-based storage device, a fourth internal response, wherein the fourth internal response comprises a fourth token portion; and

populating the second token template with the third token portion and the fourth token portion to generate the second dynamically generated token.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first object-based storage device identifier for the first object-based storage device; and

inserting the first object-based storage device identifier into the first internal request.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first job identifier for the first external request; and

inserting the first job identifier into the first internal request.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first user identifier for the first external request; and

inserting the first user identifier into the first internal request.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first time window for the first external request; and

inserting the first time window into the first internal request.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first role based on the first external request; and

inserting the first role into the first internal request.

9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein populating the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token further comprises:

receiving a first hash value in the first internal response, wherein the first hash value is based on hashing a first portion of the first internal request and first data located at the first object-based storage device; and

determining the first dynamically generated token based on the first hash value.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein populating the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token further comprises:

receiving a second hash value in the second internal response, wherein the second hash value is based on hashing a second portion of the second internal request and second data located at the second object-based storage device; and

determining the first dynamically generated token based on hashing the first hash value and the second hash value.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein populating the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token further comprises:

retrieving a token protocol from the first token template; and

combining the first token portion and the second token portion based on the token protocol.

12 . The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the first internal response further comprises receiving a first contribution to a multi-party computation, and wherein receiving the second internal response further comprises receiving a second contribution to the multi-party computation.

13 . The method of claim 2 , wherein transmitting the first internal request to the first object-based storage device further comprises:

determining a first bucket name for the first object-based storage device; and

determining a first object key for a location within the first object-based storage device.

14 . The method of claim 2 , wherein retrieving the first token template for the remote token service further comprises:

receiving a first token requirement in the first external request; and

selecting the first token template from a plurality of token templates based on the first token requirement.

15 . One or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums comprising instructions recorded thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause operations comprising:

receiving, at a local token service, a first external request from a remote token service for a first dynamically generated token;

retrieving, at the local token service, a first token template for the remote token service;

based on the first token template, selecting a first object-based storage device and a second object-based storage device;

transmitting, by the local token service, a first internal request to the first object-based storage device and a second internal request to the second object-based storage device;

receiving, from the first object-based storage device, a first internal response, wherein the first internal response comprises a first token portion;

receiving, from the second object-based storage device, a second internal response, wherein the second internal response comprises a second token portion; and

populating the first token template with the first token portion and the second token portion to generate the first dynamically generated token.

16 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums of claim 15 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first object-based storage device identifier for the first object-based storage device; and

inserting the first object-based storage device identifier into the first internal request.

17 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums of claim 15 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first job identifier for the first external request; and

inserting the first job identifier into the first internal request.

18 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums of claim 15 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first user identifier for the first external request; and

inserting the first user identifier into the first internal request.

19 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums of claim 15 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first time window for the first external request; and

inserting the first time window into the first internal request.

20 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums of claim 15 , wherein selecting the first object-based storage device based on the first token template further comprises:

retrieving a first role based on the first external request; and

inserting the first role into the first internal request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: GARREPALLI, SUMAN; HARRINGTON, DAVID; GRAF, WILLIAM
To: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
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