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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
John Edward Fetkovich, Endicott, NY (US);
George William Wilhelm, Jr., Endwell, NY (US);
John Edward Fetkovich, Endicott, NY (US);
George William Wilhelm, Jr., Endwell, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method, system and computer program product are provided for monitoring integrity of at least one of an executable module and an associated protected service provider (PSP) module, wherein the PSP module provides a protected service function to the executable module. A symbiont module is provided for checking integrity of at least one of the PSP module and the executable module, wherein the symbiont module comprises a separate module from the PSP module. The PSP module includes code for cross-checking integrity of the symbiont module, wherein the symbiont module checking and the PSP module cross-checking together monitor integrity of at least one of the executable module and the PSP module. Further, the protected service function can be divided into at least a first component and a second component, with the first component being implemented within the PSP module and the second component being implemented within the symbiont module.