Securely providing extensible third-party plug-ins
US7565641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2115
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method of securely providing extensible third-party plug-ins to user computers. The system enables third-parties to authenticate themselves to user computers before a user computer is allowed to load the plug-ins. The system also creates separate processes that are spawned from a main process in order to securely execute the third-party plug-ins. Security is further enhanced by assigning a privilege level to the separate process that is lower than the main process.
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