Patent · US Expired

Method of monitoring the correct execution of software programs

US6202176A · kind A · utility

17Cited by

5References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Baldischweiler · Munich, DE
Stefan Pfab · Neustadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 1999
Grant date	Mar 13, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method described is distinguished in that overwriting return addresses stored for later use and/or using incorrectly stored or overwritten return addresses as a return address are prevented. This further prevents deliberate manipulation of program execution of software programs.

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