Method and apparatus for confidential knowledge protection in software system development
US8365242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a computer-implemented method for protecting confidential knowledge in a software system design which includes a plurality of artifacts. The method includes the steps of calculating a correlation between the confidential knowledge and the software system design, acquiring inter-dependencies between the artifacts in the software system design, and determining protection mechanisms for the respective artifacts according to the correlation and the inter-dependencies. The system includes a correlation calculating section for calculating a correlation between the confidential knowledge and the software system design; an inter-dependency acquiring section for acquiring inter-dependencies between the artifacts in the software system design; and a mechanism designing section for determining protection mechanisms for the respective artifacts according to said correlation and said inter-dependencies.
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