Detection of unauthorized applications, objects, or configurations in a local device of a cable system
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1. A method of determining, over a communication network, the condition of code or configuration data residing in a local device, the method comprising:
- (a) downloading from a remote device, via the communication network, a policing code object into the local device;
(b) executing the policing code object in the local device; and
(c) the remote device receiving, from the local device, a message including a summary of the results of one or more tests performed by the policing code object.
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Abstract
A local device associated with a communication network is tested for signs of tampering by downloading from a remote device, via the network, a policing code object into the local device. The policing code object is executed within the local device and a message including the results of tests performed by the policing code object are evaluated to determine whether corrective action is required.
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1. A method of determining, over a communication network, the condition of code or configuration data residing in a local device, the method comprising:
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(a) downloading from a remote device, via the communication network, a policing code object into the local device;
(b) executing the policing code object in the local device; and
(c) the remote device receiving, from the local device, a message including a summary of the results of one or more tests performed by the policing code object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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14. A CATV system, comprising:
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(a) a remote device;
(b) a communication network; and
(c) a local device, wherein code or configuration data resides in the local device, a policing code object is downloaded from the remote device into the local device via the communication network, the policing code object is executed in the local device, and the remote device receives, from the local device, a message including a summary of the results of one or more tests performed by the policing code object.
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