Rakuten Group had 25 patents in cybersecurity during Q1 2024. Rakuten Group Inc filed patents in Q1 2024 related to establishing trust in vendor-supplied O-RAN software, registering nodes in a zero trust remote access system, controlling zero trust remote access to a network system, load balancing network functions, and implementing changes on a computerized network through automated workflows. GlobalData’s report on Rakuten Group gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Rakuten Group grant share with cybersecurity as a theme is 20% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: System and method for implementing trust broker framework in o-ran (Patent ID: US20240104192A1)
The patent filed by Rakuten Group Inc. describes a method and system for establishing trust in vendor-supplied Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) software. The method involves receiving O-RAN software from vendors, verifying the software's signature using vendor certificates, performing software attestation using a digital certificate from a trust broker, and providing the attested software to operators with a trust relationship. The system includes processors that execute instructions to carry out these steps, including verifying the trust of the vendor's certificate authority and generating trust broker signatures for the software.
Additionally, the system involves receiving software, signatures, vendor certificates, and related reports, verifying the CA trust, decrypting signatures, applying hash functions for verification, and generating trust broker signatures based on public and private keys. The system also includes steps for vulnerability scans, generating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), storing software bundles in a trust broker registry, and providing them to O-RAN operators for deployment. Overall, the method and system aim to ensure the integrity and trustworthiness of O-RAN software through a comprehensive verification and attestation process facilitated by a trust broker.
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