Verification of loadable objects

A machine-accessible storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method, comprising:

• receiving a request from an application to load a first loadable object into memory;
• calculating a first signature value for the first loadable object;
• and
• loading the first loadable object into memory if the first signature value matches one of a plurality of signature values, each of the plurality of signature values being associated with a distinct loadable object.

A computing apparatus comprising:

• a signature value generator to calculate a plurality of signature values, each of the plurality of signature values being calculated for one of a plurality of distinct loadable objects, and to store the plurality of signature values in a storage device;
• a comparator connected with the signature value generator, the comparator to compare a first signature value associated with a first loadable object to the plurality of signature values stored in the storage device;
• and
• a loader connected with a main memory and the comparator, the loader to receive a request to load the first loadable object into the main memory, and to load the first loadable object into the main memory if a first signature value associated with the first loadable object matches one of the plurality of signature values.