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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Bertrand Anckaert, Seattle, WA (US);
Mariusz H. Jakubowski, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ramarathnam Venkatesan, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 21/53 (2013.01); G06F 21/14 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45504 (2013.01); G06F 21/14 (2013.01); G06F 21/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implementable method includes providing an instruction set architecture that comprises features to generate diverse copies of a program, using the instruction set architecture to generate diverse copies of a program and providing a virtual machine for execution of one of the diverse copies of the program. Various exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., use virtualization for diversifying code and/or virtual machines to thereby enhance software security.