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Method and system for policy-based protection of application data

US8095517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2007
Grant dateJan 10, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for protecting an application's operational data are described. According to one aspect of the invention, an administrator interacts with a policy distribution server to generate an operational data protection policy. Next, the policy distribution server generates a data protection application embodying the policy. Various computing devices download and execute the data protection application. The data protection application controls how various applications access data storage objects and data interfaces, based on the operational data protection policy.

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