Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Managing securely installed applications
- Patent Title (中): 管理安全安装的应用程序
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Application No.: US12477775Application Date: 2009-06-03
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Publication No.: US08484728B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Dallas De Atley , Simon Cooper
- Applicant: Dallas De Atley , Simon Cooper
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
- Main IPC: G06F11/00
- IPC: G06F11/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for managing securely installed applications. After installation, an installation framework performs a bind process to correlate the randomly assigned identifier with the unique identifier of the application. The installation framework also manages the execution of the application. When an application is launched, the application framework performs a search for that application's randomly assigned identifier and locates the application's container. The application is then allowed to execute within its container. During execution, the software application may also be restricted in various ways by the installation framework to its dynamic containers. The installer may also work with a trusted operating system component, such as the kernel, to help enforce the container restrictions. In addition, if desired, the use of random identifiers for containers may be used in conjunction with other security mechanisms, such as the use of code signing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100313196A1 MANAGING SECURELY INSTALLED APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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