Device-tailored whitelists
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1. At least one non-transitory, machine-accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
- identify a particular set of attributes of a particular computing device, wherein the particular set of attributes include one or more software programs identified as potentially used by the particular computing device and at least one user attribute corresponding to expected usage of the particular computing device by at least one particular user;
determine that a first set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist are usable by the one or more programs based on the identified particular set of attributes;
predict, based on the at least one user attribute, that a second set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist will be accessed by the at least one user; and
generate a particular whitelist tailored to the particular computing device, wherein the particular whitelist is to comprise a subset of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist, and the subset of whitelisted objects comprises the first and second sets of whitelisted objects.
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Abstract
A particular set of attributes of a particular computing device is identified. A first plurality of whitelisted objects is identified in a global whitelist corresponding to the particular set of attributes. A particular whitelist is generated to include the identified set of whitelisted objects, the particular whitelist tailored to the particular computing device. In some aspects, device-tailored updates to the particular whitelist are also generated.
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1. At least one non-transitory, machine-accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
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identify a particular set of attributes of a particular computing device, wherein the particular set of attributes include one or more software programs identified as potentially used by the particular computing device and at least one user attribute corresponding to expected usage of the particular computing device by at least one particular user; determine that a first set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist are usable by the one or more programs based on the identified particular set of attributes; predict, based on the at least one user attribute, that a second set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist will be accessed by the at least one user; and generate a particular whitelist tailored to the particular computing device, wherein the particular whitelist is to comprise a subset of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist, and the subset of whitelisted objects comprises the first and second sets of whitelisted objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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identifying, using at least one processor device, a particular set of attributes of a particular computing device, wherein the particular set of attributes include one or more software programs identified as potentially used by the particular computing device and at least one user attribute corresponding to expected usage of the particular computing device by at least one particular user; determining a first plurality of whitelisted objects, in a global whitelist, corresponding to the particular set of attributes, wherein determining the first plurality of whitelisted objects includes; determining that a first set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist are usable by the one or more programs based on the identified particular set of attributes; and predicting, based on the at least one user attribute, that a second set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist will be accessed by the at least one user; and generating a particular whitelist tailored to the particular computing device, wherein the particular whitelist is to comprise a subset of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist, and the subset of whitelisted objects comprises the first and second sets of whitelisted objects.
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16. A system comprising:
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at least one processor device; at least one memory element; and a tailored whitelist manager, adapted when executed by the at least one processor device to; identify a particular set of attributes of a particular computing device, wherein the particular set of attributes include one or more software programs identified as potentially used by the particular computing device and at least one user attribute corresponding to expected usage of the particular computing device by at least one particular user; determine that a first set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist are usable by the one or more programs based on the identified particular set of attributes; predict, based on the at least one user attribute, that a second set of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist will be accessed by the at least one user; and generate a particular whitelist tailored to the particular computing device, wherein the particular whitelist is to comprise a subset of whitelisted objects in the global whitelist, and the subset of whitelisted objects comprises the first and second sets of whitelisted objects. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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