Method and apparatus for reverse patching of application programming interface calls in a sandbox environment
US8438640B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/658
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method comprising: identifying an API function call directed to a broker process, wherein a plurality of information requested by an originator is directly relevant to a sandbox process; trapping an API function call directed to a broker process using a computer, wherein the API function call references the broker process, wherein the broker process is a process that executes one or more operations on the behalf of a sandbox process, and wherein the sandbox process has an insufficient permission level to execute the one or more operations; passing the trapped API function call to the sandbox process using the computer; executing the trapped API function call within the sandbox process to generate a result in reference to the sandbox process using the computer; passing the result from the sandbox process to the broker process using the computer; and passing the result from the broker process to an originator using the computer.
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