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Method and device for making secure execution of a computer programme

US9092618B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2003
Grant dateJul 28, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/07363
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for making secure execution of a computer program includes a set of at least one instruction, characterized in that it includes: a first step which consists in calculating and storing, prior to execution of the computer program, a first signature representing the expected execution of the set of instructions; a second step which consists in calculating and storing, during execution of the set of instructions, a second signature representing the execution of the set of instructions; and a step which consists in detecting an anomaly of execution of the set of instructions from the first and second signatures.

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