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System and method for securing a program's execution in a network environment

  • US 6,263,442 B1
  • Filed: 05/30/1996
  • Issued: 07/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a client-server environment having a first server coupled to receive a program from a second server, a computer-implemented method for securing the execution of the program on said first server, said method comprising:

  • configuring said first server to permit execution of the program based on a configurable security characteristic of said program;

    receiving at said first server said program transferred from said second server;

    checking said program for said configurable security characteristic; and

    executing said program on said first server if permitted by said configurable security characteristic and by a configurable security policy of said first server, said configurable security policy comprising a list of configurable resources, a list of configurable accesses possible for each resource, and a cross-list of servers and the configurable accesses the servers can have.

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