Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Jae-Myoung Kim

Kang-Hee Kim

Dong-Hyouk Lim

Yung-Joon Jung

Yong-Bon Koo

Yong-Gwan Lim

Provided is an application program launching method and system for improving security of an embedded Linux kernel by distributing superuser privileges. The method includes: searching security set information on an application program selected by a user; changing a user account for a processor of the application program to a user ID associated with the application program in the security set information; setting a capability for the processor according to setting information for the capability in the security set information; changing a basic directory for the processor according to a basic directory in the security set information; and launching the application program.

Application program launching method and system for improving security of embedded Linux kernel

Provided is a method for transmitting contents with limited system permissions. In the method, a content request is received from a client terminal. A download descriptor is transmitted to the client terminal in response to the content request, the download descriptor including information about the authentication and permission of the client terminal system that can be managed in the contents. A content transmission request is received from the client terminal that has received the download descriptor. Contents are transmitted to the client terminal in response to the content transmission request.

Method and apparatus for transmitting contents with limited system permissions

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Daejeon, South Korea

Jae-Myoung Kim