Device and method for protection against stack overflow and franking machine using same
US6618797B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00419
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for protecting sensitive data against overflow in a stack, memory space reserved for part of a program. Said method comprises an operation which consists in assigning a stack to each program part, during which the most upstream stack relatively to the displacement direction of an indicator in a stack, is assigned a task for operating on said sensitive data. Preferably, said method comprises the execution of a single task operating on said sensitive data.
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