Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product

An information processing method executed by an information processing device, comprising:

• verifying integrity of software registered in a whitelist at a predetermined timing which does not depend on an execution start of software and generating an execution permission list in which software which is successfully verified is registered as execution-permitted software;
• and
• permitting execution of the software if the software is registered in the execution permission list as the execution-permitted software when the execution start of the software is detected.

A computer program product having a computer-readable medium including a programmed instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

• a function of a prior verifying unit that verifies integrity of software registered in a whitelist at a timing which does not depend on an execution start of software and generates an execution permission list in which software which is successfully verified is registered as execution-permitted software;
• and
• a function of an execution control unit that permits execution of the software if the software is registered in the execution permission list as the execution-permitted software when the execution start of the software is detected.