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Method and system for disguising a computer system's identity on a network

  • US 7,076,538 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2001
  • Issued: 07/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for substituting an anonymous Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) for a computer system'"'"'s real UUID) in order to disguise an identity of said computer system to an application requesting a UUID for said client computer system, said method comprising the steps of:

  • establishing a cloak bit for specifying whether to disguise said computer system'"'"'s identity;

    establishing a storage device in said computer system including a primary location, wherein a UUID stored in said primary location is used as a UUID for said computer system;

    determining whether said cloak bit is set or cleared;

    generating an anonymous UUID in response to a determination that said cloak bit is set, wherein said anonymous UUID does not identify any particular computer system;

    moving said real UUID to a secondary location within said storage device; and

    providing said anonymous UUID in response to a request for said computer system'"'"'s UUID.

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