Registry protection
US7721340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Registry protection prevents changes made to keys and values in a central hierarchical database. Hardware protection prevents hackers from forcing various pieces of software from running on unauthorized pieces of hardware. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. Image verification ensures the originality of the pieces of software to be installed.
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