Protecting user input against focus change
US9792438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2111
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment, a system includes a processor having at least one core and a security engine, the security engine having a focus change logic to inform a trusted application to be executed in a trusted execution environment of a request for a focus change during execution of the trusted application, enable the focus change to occur during execution of the trusted application when allowed by the trusted application, and otherwise to prevent the focus change. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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