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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Hoi Chang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Florian Kerschbaum, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kyle Faulkner, Orinda, CA (US);
David M'raïhi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Mehlberg, Lafayette, IN (US);
Hoi Chang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Florian Kerschbaum, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kyle Faulkner, Orinda, CA (US);
David M'Raïhi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Mehlberg, Lafayette, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for protecting a software program from unauthorized modification or exploitation. A software security mechanism according to the present invention is difficult for a hacker or cracker to detect and/or defeat, but does not impose excessive runtime overhead on the host software program. The present invention further comprises a system and method for automating the injection of a software security mechanism according to the present invention into a host software program.