Computing a checksum for content in local storage

• US 9,292,709 B1
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Hundt, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Reza, Mohammad W
• Application Number:
  US13/759,890
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• Field of Search: 726/26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/64 Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/31 Programming languages or programming paradigms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3239 involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD

Abstract

Systems and methods for computing a checksum are provided. In some aspects, an online application code module is written in a first programming language. The online application code module is configured to implement an online application. A checksum compute module is written in a second programming language different from the first programming language. The checksum compute module is separate from the online application code module. The checksum compute module configured to receive one or more parameters from the online application code module. The checksum compute module configured to determine a checksum for the online application code module based on the received one or more parameters. The checksum compute module configured to provide the checksum to a memory.

Claims

1. A system for computing a checksum for an online application, the system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising;

implementing the online application within a web browser on a computing device by an online application code module, wherein the online application is locally stored in the web browser, and

wherein the online application code module is included in the web browser and the online application code module is written in a first programming language;

receiving one or more parameters associated with update information for the online application, from the online application code module, at a checksum compute module within the web browser, the checksum compute module being written in a second programming language different from the first programming language, the checksum compute module being separate from the online application code module;

determining, by the checksum compute module, a checksum associated with the online application for the online application code module based on the received parameters;

providing the checksum to a memory associated with the online application code module;

verifying, by the online application code module, the checksum based on information received from a server or information stored in a local trusted cache; and

in response to a successful verification,

executing the online application; and

in response to an unsuccessful verification,

requesting a new version of the online application code module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first programming language comprises JavaScript.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the second programming language comprises C or C++.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the web browser further includes the checksum compute module.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the web browser is written in the second programming language.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the checksum compute module is separate from the web browser.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the online application code module resides within a long-term local storage of the web browser.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein determining the checksum for the online application code module comprises:

determining the checksum for the online application code module in response to writing of data to the long-term local storage of the web browser.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein providing the checksum comprises:

providing the checksum in response to receiving a request to retrieve data from the long-term local storage of the web browser.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the checksum for the online application code module comprises:

determining the checksum for the online application code module in response to downloading, updating or modifying of the online application code module.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein providing the checksum comprises:

providing the checksum in response to receiving a request to access or execute the online application code module.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the online application comprises an online electronic messaging application.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein providing the checksum comprises:

providing the checksum to the online application code module.

14. A computer-implemented method for computing a checksum, the method comprising:

implementing a software code within an application on a computing device by a first module, wherein the software code is locally stored in the application, and

wherein the first module is included in the application and the first module is written in a first programming language;

receiving one or more parameters associated with update information for the software code, from the first module, at a second module within the application, wherein the application comprises a web browser, wherein the second module is written in a second programming language different from the first programming language, and wherein the second module being separate from the first module;

determining, via the second module, a checksum for the first module based on the received one or more parameters;

providing the checksum to a memory of the computing device, associated with the first module;

verifying the checksum based on information received from a server or information stored in a local trusted cache; and

in response to a successful verification,

executing the software code; and

in response to an unsuccessful verification,

requesting a new version of the first module.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first module comprises data that is not software code.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining, based on the checksum, whether the first module has been tampered with.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein providing the checksum to the memory comprises embedding the checksum into a filename for the first module.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method for computing a checksum, the method comprising:

implementing a software code within an application on a computing device by a first module, wherein the software code is locally stored in the application, and

wherein the first module is included in the application and the first module is written in a first programming language;

receiving one or more parameters associated with update information for the software code, from the first module, at a second module within the application, wherein the application comprises a web browser, and wherein the second module is written in a second programming language different from the first programming language, and wherein the second module is separate from the first module;

determining, via the second module, a checksum for the first module based on the received one or more parameters; and

providing the checksum to a memory of the computing device, associated with the first module;

verifying the checksum based on information received from a server or information stored in a local trusted cache; and

in response to a successful verification,

executing the software code; and

in response to an unsuccessful verification,

requesting a new version of the first module.