Cisco API Security Scoring, European Patent EP4205357A1
Summary
European Patent Application EP4205357A1 titled 'API Key Security Posture Scoring for Microservices to Determine Microservice Security Risks' was published on April 15, 2026. The patent application, filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., covers methods and systems for scoring API key security posture in microservices architectures to determine security risks. The designated states include all EPO member states across the European Union and related territories.
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The European Patent Office published Application EP4205357A1 for Cisco Technology, Inc., covering API key security posture scoring systems and methods for microservices to determine security risks. The invention relates to scoring API key security configurations and assessing microservice vulnerabilities.\n\nPatent publication provides Cisco with IP protection across 34 designated EPO member states including all EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, and Turkey. Technology companies developing microservices architectures or API security products may need to assess whether their implementations fall within the scope of this published claims.
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API KEY SECURITY POSTURE SCORING FOR MICROSERVICES TO DETERMINE MICROSERVICE SECURITY RISKS
Publication EP4205357A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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Cisco Technology, Inc.
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PANG, Jackson Ngoc Ki, KULSHRESHTHA, Ashutosh, NARAYAN, Preethi, THAKKAR, Vishal Jaswant, RAHADIAN, Aria, ZHANG, Zhiwen
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H04L 9/40 20220101AFI20230329BHEP G06F 21/57 20130101ALI20230329BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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