Capital One was granted a patent for unique SSH key fingerprints.

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  "detected_at": "2026-09-30T17:38:53+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Capital One",
    "domain": "capitalone.com"
  },
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        "label": "Transmission of digital information"
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      "Authentication"
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    "detail": "In September 2026 Capital One patented a way to manage secure machine access across hosts by tying SSH credentials to both users and installations.",
    "summary": "Capital One was granted a patent for unique SSH key fingerprints.",
    "event_at": "2026-09-29",
    "inventors": [
      {
        "name": "Michael Soh",
        "status": "unresolved",
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    "grant_date": "2026-09-29",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12750351",
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    "patent_title": "Unique machine-user ID-SSH key fingerprint",
    "patent_number": "US12750351",
    "uspto_assignee": "Capital One Services, LLC",
    "patent_abstract": "A method, system and computer program product for generating and managing a unique secure shell (SSH) key fingerprint for each installation of an SSH key. An SSH key manager may receive metadata for a host machine comprising a machine ID and a plurality of secure shell (SSH) key objects, wherein an SSH key object represents an SSH key for accessing an account on the host machine associated with a user. The SSH key manager may then identify a hash for the SSH key and user ID associated with each SSH key object of the plurality of objects. The SSH key manager may then generate a unique fingerprint for each SSH key object by concatenating the machine ID, user ID and SSH key hash corresponding to the SSH key object. The unique fingerprints may then be stored in a database along with corresponding information from the metadata.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A system that combines a machine identity, user identity, and SSH-key hash to create a distinct fingerprint for tracking and managing each installed key.",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
      "SSH",
      "cryptographic hashing",
      "identity management",
      "access control"
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/161a6113-f98a-5aae-a1d3-9737948007d3 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"capitalone.com","limit":20}'