Protection of user application setting from third party changes
US9443076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2119
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for protecting user settings of an application from third-party application changes are provided. An example method for protecting a user setting of an application from a third-party application change includes verifying a digital signature of a backup application setting, and determining whether a provided actual application setting matches the backup application setting when the digital signature of the backup application setting is verified. The example method further includes replacing the provided actual application setting with the backup application setting when the provided actual application setting is determined to not match the backup application setting. The example method also includes displaying, to a user, a document using the replaced actual application setting. The example method further includes displaying, to the user, an indication that the provided actual application setting has been changed when the provided actual application setting is determined to not match the backup application setting.
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