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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2015
Applicant:

Blake Stanton Sutherland, Stittsville, CA;

Inventors:

Rares Stefan, Montreal, CA;

Blake Stanton Sutherland, Stittsville, CA;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/53 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 12/1491 (2013.01); G06F 21/53 (2013.01); G06F 21/552 (2013.01); G06F 21/556 (2013.01); G06F 21/606 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2119 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2149 (2013.01); H04L 2209/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting data modification in a layered operating system is disclosed. Outbound content indicators at different layers are compared to detect potential outbound data modifications. Likewise, inbound content indicators at different layers are compared to detect potential inbound data modifications. Content indicators include checksum, cryptographic hash, signature, and fingerprint indicators. Embodiments of the present invention enable detection of data modifications across an operating system's kernel and user mode spaces, prevention of modified outbound data from reaching a network, prevention of modified input data from reaching a user application, and detection of malware and faults within an operating system.


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