Method and computer device to control software file downloads
US9589131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer device includes a download unit which downloads one or more files into a storage device. A file logging unit records a resource locator identifying a source network location of the file, when the file is downloaded, and associates the resource locator with a first fingerprint of the file. A system policy unit stores the resource locator associated with a process control policy relevant to the file. A process control unit is arranged to obtain a second fingerprint of the file upon launching a process in a runtime execution environment, retrieve the resource locator from the file logging unit by matching the second fingerprint with the first fingerprint, retrieve the process control policy from the system policy unit according to the retrieved resource locator, and selectively apply process execution privileges which determine execution of the process in the runtime execution environment according to the retrieved process control policy.
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