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Self-certifying alert

US7634813B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2005
Grant dateDec 15, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1416
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A containment system may include generating and/or sending an alert as the basis for safely sharing knowledge about detected worms. An alert may contain information that proves that a given program has a vulnerability. The alert may be self-certifying such that its authenticity may be independently verified by a computing system.

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