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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Nicholas Graf, Culver City, CA (US);
Spencer Smith, El Segundo, CA (US);
Adam Glick, Culver City, CA (US);
Nicholas Graf, Culver City, CA (US);
Spencer Smith, El Segundo, CA (US);
Adam Glick, Culver City, CA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Computer-implemented methods and systems for using tiered signing certificates to manage the behavior of executables are disclosed. In one example, a method for performing such a task may include: 1) identifying an executable file, 2) identifying a signing certificate associated with the executable file, 3) identifying, within the signing certificate, a privilege level associated with the executable file, and then 4) managing behavior of the executable file in accordance with the privilege level associated with the executable file. Corresponding methods and systems for generating tiered signing certificates for executable files are also disclosed.