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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117443 | Method and apparatus for generating location independent unique identifiers Universal Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) are generated using a variety of algorithms and these algorithms are themselves encoded into the UUID. Each UUID includes two parts: a first part that is an identifier, which is unique to the second part. The second part identifi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8090943 | Preventing unauthorized access of routines in a library A system, such as a database system, includes a shared library having plural routines. A linking procedure is used in which a routine (referred to as a “first routine”) is linked to a stub library containing stub programs corresponding to other routines that the... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8028165 | Trusted platform field upgrade system and method A trusted platform field upgrade system comprises a trusted platform module (TPM) having a volatile memory, the volatile memory having a flag for verifying physical presence in a non-ownership state of the TPM, the TPM configured to enable a field upgrade to the TPM... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024566 | Persistent storage implementations for session data within a multi-tiered enterprise network A system is described in which similar session objects are managed within session domains. In addition, in one embodiment, a persistence storage interface is employed which maps each session domain to a table within a relational database or other persistent storage ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8010791 | Database system and method for encryption and protection of confidential information A database system for encryption and protection of confidential data is provided. The database system includes a data source system receiving confidential data and first associated data. A secure data network interface system is connected to the data source system o... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010790 | Block-level storage device with content security A block-level storage device is provided that implements a digital rights management (DRM) system. In response to receiving a public key from an associated host system, the storage device challenges the host system to prove it has the corresponding private key to es... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006088 | Methods and systems for network-based management of application security To control privileges and access to resources on a per-process basis, an administrator creates a rule that may be applied to modify a process's token. The rule includes an application-criterion set and changes to be made to the groups and/or privileges of a token. T... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7987361 | Method of copying and decrypting encrypted digital data and apparatus therefor A method of and an apparatus for copying and decrypting encrypted digital data. The method of copying encrypted digital data includes encrypting a first media key block to be used for decryption of the encrypted digital data using a predetermined key of a second inf... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7937585 | Systems and methods for providing security to different functions Methods and systems are provided that use smartcards, such as subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to provide secure functions for a mobile client. One embodiment of the invention provides a mobile communication network system that includes a mobile network, a mob... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930539 | Computer system resource access control In a computer system including a plurality of resources, a device receives a request from a software program to access a specified one of the plurality of resources, determines whether the specified one of the plurality of resources is a protected resource. If the s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930540 | Cryptographic policy enforcement Objects can be extracted from data flows captured by a capture device. In one embodiment, the invention includes assigning to each captured object a cryptographic status based on whether the captured object is encrypted. In one embodiment, the invention further incl... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925881 | Method and apparatus for preventing rogue implementations of a security-sensitive class interface A method and apparatus for preventing rogue implementations of a security-sensitive class interface are provided. With the method and apparatus, a unique identifier (UID) is created by a server process when the server process is started. Anytime the server process, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7908478 | Data processing method and data reading method An object of the present invention is to prevent illegal use of data (digital contents), and a second object is to provide a method for processing data which ensures the collection of charges for secondary use of the data, a data reading method for reading the data ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895435 | Framework for managing attributes of objects A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for managing objects. Responsive to receiving a find-rule method, and a path-rule table, wherein the path-rule table contains a set of paths, wherein each path references an object, wherein a file s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890756 | Verification system and method for accessing resources in a computing environment A software package in accordance with one embodiment comprises a software application, and a declaration of operation associated with the software application. The declaration of operation is examined by a system module running on the computing system. The system mo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882355 | Encryption/decryption methods and devices utilizing the same An encryption/decryption method and devices for protecting data in a memory device from unauthorized access is provided. First, obtaining a specific code from a memory device and then encrypting the specific code and original data for obtaining encrypted data during... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7870388 | Page encryption system Text containing files are encrypted by first formatting the files for display. The display-formatted files are then run length coded to form files indicating the information. The files are encrypted. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861081 | Security system and method A security system and method is provided. In an embodiment, a personal integrated circuit (“PIC”), is provided that can be presented to a laptop computer. The PIC includes a digital certificate personal to an authorized user and is operable to automatically inst... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7822980 | Authenticated identity propagation and translation within a multiple computing unit environment An authenticated identity propagation and translation technique is provided based on a trust relationship between multiple user identification and authentication services resident on different computing components of a multi-component transaction processing computin... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7793100 | Reference monitor for enforcing information flow policies A reference monitor that authorizes information flows between elements of a data processing system is provided. The elements of the data processing system are associated with security data structures in a reference monitor. An information flow request is received fr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788489 | System and method for permission administration using meta-permissions A system and method for using meta-permissions to manage or administer object permissions within an object-oriented computing environment. A permission allowing a subject (e.g., a user or role) to access an object within the environment, such as a Java FilePermissio... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7752439 | Method and apparatus for providing process-based access controls on computer resources A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for process-based access controls on computer resources to processes. An access mechanism is provided in which a specific invoker obtains an object access identity (ACI). Another mechanism is provided in which a specifi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7752438 | Secure resource access Authorizing access to a network resource utilizing an autonomous authorization service. One method embodying the invention includes receiving a request to access a resource and acquiring credentials, identifying an authorization service that is autonomous of the res... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7743250 | Traffic manager for distributed computing environments Techniques suitable for facilitating communications between various computer programs operating on various nodes in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. The techniques can be used by a traffic manager operating in such environments. The traffic manager... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734917 | Method for sharing rights objects between users Provided is a method for delivering all or part of a rights object (RO) of a user associated with the content to other users. The method includes creating a rights object to be transmitted to a second user within a limit of the rights object held by the first user, ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734918 | Preventing rogue implementations of a security-sensitive class interface A method and apparatus for preventing rogue implementations of a security-sensitive class interface are provided. With the method and apparatus, a unique identifier (UID) is created by a server process when the server process is started. Anytime the server process, ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730303 | Enhanced content resolution method A method of providing automatically verifiable trust in a content resolution process in which a PDR resolves a content reference identifier (CRID) identifying a content item using a resolution authority record (RAR) to obtain a locator identifying a location where t... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7716476 | Selectively authorizing software functionality after installation of the software Controlling access to functionality within an installed software product. The invention includes an authorization module that dynamically references authorization information when specific functionality is requested by a requesting entity such as a user or an applic... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7669052 | Authentication and encryption utilizing command identifiers A data processing system, recording device, data processing method and program providing medium are provided to execute authentication processing and content storing processing between apparatuses. Program localization is employed to restrict access to program conte... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7644272 | Systems and methods for providing security to different functions Methods and systems are provided that use smartcards, such as subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to provide secure functions for a mobile client. One embodiment of the invention provides a mobile communication network system that includes a mobile network, a mob... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7617393 | Implementation and use of PII data access control facility employing personally identifying information labels and purpose serving function sets A data access control facility is implemented by assigning personally identifying information (PII) classification labels to PII data objects, with each PII data object having one PII classification label assigned thereto. The control facility further includes at le... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7613921 | Method and apparatus for remotely provisioning software-based security coprocessors A virtual security coprocessor is created in a first processing system. The virtual security coprocessor is then transferred to a second processing system, for use by the second processing system. For instance, the second processing system may use the virtual securi... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7587594 | Dynamic out-of-process software components isolation for trustworthiness execution Preventing uncontrolled access to an execution environment of a first component object by a second component object. A system includes a memory area storing the first component object, the second component object, and one or more predefined properties associated wit... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7587595 | Method and apparatus for providing software-based security coprocessors A virtual security coprocessor framework supports creation of at least one device model to emulate a predetermined cryptographic coprocessor. In one embodiment, the virtual security coprocessor framework uses a cryptographic coprocessor in a processing system to cre... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584354 | Implementing portable content protection to secure secrets A source-level compiler may randomly select compilation conventions to implement portable content protection, securing the secrets embedded in a program by shuffling associated data. The program may be developed using a source language that is applicative on the ass... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7574598 | Identifying and coalescing identical objects encrypted with different keys Cryptographic protocols and methods of employing the same are described. The described protocols advantageously enable two or more identical encryptable objects that are coded for encryption with different keys to be identified as identical without access to either ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7565533 | Systems and methods for providing object integrity and dynamic permission grants Systems and methods for securing the content integrity of and access to object data and code in a distributed system. Content protecting URLs provide a mechanism for checking code or data transmitted out-of-band. Dynamic permission grants are supported during progra... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549045 | Delegate registration in a managed code execution environment A runtime execution environment may implement code access security by annotating a delegate to a publisher with a list of potential callers to the publisher. If a permission verification process for at least the listed potential callers results in even one indicatio... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7549044 | Block-level storage device with content security A block-level storage device is provided that implements a digital rights management (DRM) system. In response to receiving a public key from an associated host system, the storage device challenges the host system to prove it has the corresponding private key to es... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543145 | System and method for protecting configuration settings in distributed text-based configuration files System and methods for protecting sensitive data stored in a text-based configuration file. In a web server application, data associated with sensitive information such as connection information for a remote database may be stored within a configuration file and acc... | 06/02/2009 |
