Apparatus and method for managing entitlements to program code
US9245112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2123
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and machine readable medium are described for managing entitlements on a computing device. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: loading a first application into a system memory of a computing device; for each library value/symbol pair referenced by the first application, determining whether the first application has a correct entitlement to be linked with the library value/symbol pair; wherein if the application does not have the correct entitlement associated with the library value/symbol pair, then denying linking to the library value/symbol pair and/or linking the application to an alternate library value/symbol pair which does not have the entitlement associated therewith; and if the application has the correct entitlement associated with the library value/symbol pair, then linking the application to the library value/symbol pair with the entitlement in the system memory.
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