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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Steven Townsend, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas Fakes, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Townsend, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas Fakes, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A framework for a security system is described. The framework may be used to track which security engines are available to enforce security policies. A security engine is a software resource that enforces security policies designed to help ensure that a vulnerability of an application or operating system cannot be exploited. The framework may be used to maintain a holistic view of a status of computing devices that a security system is configured to operate with. The framework may enforce security policies uniformly across components of a security system by providing an application program interface. The security system may broker security enforcement events and security policies. By providing these services, the framework presents a unified model for interactions between software components and the security system.