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Securely recovering a computing device

  • US 10,142,104 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2017
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for updating an application established at a file system of a client device, the method comprising, at the client device:

  • providing a request to a computing device to update the application, wherein the request includes a version identifier associated with the application;

    loading a code image that is received from the computing device into a storage device of the client device, wherein the code image is (i) digitally signed by a signature, (ii) associated with an application package, and (iii) based on the version identifier;

    verifying that the code image is trusted by certifying a fingerprint stored in a secure memory of the client device, wherein the fingerprint is associated with a unique device identifier of the client device; and

    in response to determining that the code image is trusted;

    verifying that an integrity of one or more files of the application package is not compromised, andestablishing the one or more files at the file system by executing the code image; and

    in response to determining that the code image is not trusted;

    disabling access to the unique device identifier such as to prevent access to user data associated with the client device, andremoving the code image from the storage device.

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