Patent · US Active

Generic privilege escalation prevention

US9197660B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

16Claims

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Assignee

McAfee, LLC · US

Inventors

Bing Sun · Shanghai, CN
Chong Xu · Sunnyvale, US
Jeff Hetzler · Manning, US
Zheng Bu · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, method, computer readable storage medium are provided in one or more examples and comprise accessing an application, identifying an access token of the application, determining if the access token is a system token, and responsive to the access token failing to be a system token, enabling a runtime module.

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