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Techniques for managing security contexts

US8024770B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Gregory D. Fee · Seattle, US
Brian A. LaMacchia · Seattle, US
Blair B. Dillaway · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2006
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/52
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for managing security contexts may be described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a security management module. The security management module may form a merged security context for multiple concurrent threads, with one of the threads depending on more than one preceding operation from other threads. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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