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Creating an assured execution environment for at least one computer program executable on a computer system

US7954092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2005
Grant dateMay 31, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/53
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides processor-implemented method and system of creating an assured execution environment for at least one computer program executable on a computer system. In an exemplary embodiment, the method and system include (1) converting the executable into a computer program targeted for the computer system, where the converting includes scrambling the executable by applying an encryption scheme to the executable and (2) executing the program on the computer system only if the program complies with a policy.

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