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Method and apparatus for securing software distributed over a network

US6499109B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 1999
Grant dateDec 24, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0236
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and computer executable program code are disclosed to verify the source of software downloaded from a remote site to a client computer over a computer network before the software can be executed on the client computer.

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