Software installation package with digital signatures
US8464249B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0876
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, create and use software installation packages including digital signatures. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a first installation package including program content and package information, which includes information stored in a platform independent format and useable in an installation sequence; converting the first installation package into a second installation package stored in a format native to a target platform, the second installation package including at least a portion of the program content and the information useable in the installation sequence, and the converting includes identifying a digital signature native to the target platform and combining the digital signature native to the target platform with a document native to the target platform, the document including at least a portion of the program content; and initiating installation on the target platform with the second, native installation package.
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