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System, method, and computer program product for initiating a security action at an intermediate layer coupled between a library and an application

US8607344B1 · kind B1 · utility

3Cited by

13References

17Claims

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Assignees

McAfee, LLC · US
NTT DOCOMO, INC. · JP

Inventors

Davide Libenzi · San Jose, US
Katsuaki Yoshizawa · Hillsboro, US
Akira Ogata · Tokyo, JP
Victor Kouznetsov · Portland, US
Michael Pak · Portland, US
Koichi Asano · Yokosuka, JP
Kensaku Mori · Ozu, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2008
Grant date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/566
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for initiating a security action at an intermediate layer coupled between a library and an application. In use, a library of data is stored. Additionally, system calls intended for operating on the data are produced, utilizing an application. Furthermore, the system calls are intercepted and a security action is initiated on the data in response to the interception, utilizing an intermediate layer between the library and the application.

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