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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2015
Applicant:

Mcafee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Carl D. Woodward, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Jennifer Eligius Mankin, San Jose, CA (US);

Jeremy Bennett, San Carlos, CA (US);

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/52 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/52 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is disclosed in one example, a computing apparatus, including: first one or more logic elements providing a code module, the code module comprising a member having a branching policy designating either a public or private member; second one or more logic elements providing a policy engine, operable to: receive a first branch instruction to the member; determine that the branch instructions does not meet the policy; and take a security action. There is also disclosed a method of providing a policy engine, and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions for providing a policy engine.


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