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Method and system for controlling system settings of a computing device

  • US 9,292,314 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2014
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling system settings of a computing device, the method comprising:

  • determining configuration data associated with a software application, the configuration data identifying one or more new system settings to be temporarily enforced on the computing device during an execution of the software application, wherein the configuration data is digitally signed;

    in response to an initiation of the execution of the software application, determining whether the one or more new system settings are more restrictive than one or more corresponding original system settings; and

    upon determining that the one or more new system settings are more restrictive than the one or more corresponding original system settings;

    reconfiguring the system settings on the computing device, the reconfiguring comprising;

    verifying at least one digital signature associated with the digitally signed configuration data; and

    if the at least one digital signature associated with the digitally signed configuration data successfully verifies, temporarily enforcing the one or more new system settings for a duration of the execution of the software application.

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