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Techniques for minimum permissions detection and verification

  • US 8,321,837 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2006
  • Issued: 11/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for determining a minimum set of permissions for a software component comprising:

  • enabling all user permissions;

    performing iterative testing by;

    disabling only one of said all user permissions on each iteration with all other user permissions enabled,determining whether the software component can properly execute on each iteration; and

    recording information about the permissions when the software component does not properly execute on a iteration; and

    determining a first set of minimum permissions according to the recorded information, wherein said first set of minimum permissions includes the smallest set of permissions for which said software component will properly execute.

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