Security architecture and mechanism to access and use security components in operating system
US7698731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A security architecture is provided for accessing security components associated with an operating system. The security architecture is generally comprised of: a policy tree storing a plurality of security policies, where each security policy is define as at least one system call which correlates to a security operation and a corresponding security component for executing the security operation; and a policy manager adapted to intercept system calls from the operating system and operable to determine an applicable response based on the policy tree. The policy tree and the policy manager reside in a protected memory space of the execution environment.
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