Nvidia patents system that checks secret passwords against rules
Nvidia describes a security system that uses add-on modules to manage digital keys and passwords. It automatically checks if these secrets follow specific rules and flags any that do not.
In the filing’s own words
In various examples, systems and methods are disclosed related to plugin-based secrets management with automated rotation and policy enforcement. In particular, a secrets management system may include a monitoring or auditing system that enables various management functionalities, including management or enforcement of policies, rotations or lifecycles, access, and secret generation. As such, the secrets management system as described herein integrates effective monitoring capabilities while maintaining the highest security standards, enabling management of secrets at scale without compromising performance or security. In some embodiments, the secrets management system is configured to perform such management functionalities using a plugin(s), for example, that executes via a secrets manager of the secrets management system.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. One or more processors comprising processing circuitry to: identify a secret tag that represents metadata associated with a secret stored in a secrets data store; identify a policy associated with the secret tag; determine that a representation of metadata associated with the secret fails to comply with the policy; and provide an indication that the representation of metadata associated with the secret fails to comply with the policy.
Facts
- Company
- Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
- Official title
- PLUGIN-BASED SECRETS MANAGEMENT WITH AUTOMATED ROTATION AND POLICY ENFORCEMENT
- Publication number
- US20260260007A1
- Application number
- 19066798
- Filed
- Feb 28, 2025
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 21/6218 Physics & computingG06F 21/604 Physics & computingMore from Nvidia in Security & privacy
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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