Browser-based secure desktop applications for open computing platforms
US9047476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2149
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example browser-based secure desktop applications for open computing platforms are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to provide secure desktop functionality to a computing platform comprises providing, in response to a first request, a secure desktop application to the computing platform, the secure desktop application for execution by a browser on the computing platform, and establishing a secure communication connection between a service node and the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection to provide the secure desktop application with access to a trusted entity, the secure communication connection being accessible to a trusted application downloaded to the computing platform for execution by the browser in association with the secure desktop application, the secure communication connection being inaccessible to an untrusted application not executed in association with the secure desktop application.
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