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US 8,429,412 B2Granted
Method to control access between network endpoints based on trust scores calculated from information system component analysis
AssigneeSignacert, Inc.
InventorsDavid Maurits Bleckmann, William Wyatt Starnes, Bradley Douglas Andersen
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Abstract
Signatures are generated for modules in a computer system. The signatures can be assembled into an integrity log. The signatures are compared with signatures in a database in an integrity validator. Once signatures are either validated or invalidated, a trust score can be generated. The trust score can then be used to determine whether the computer system should be granted access to a resource using a policy.
Claims7
An apparatus (140, 160), comprising:
- a database (205) storing a plurality of signatures for a plurality of modules;
- a receiver (210) to receive a signature for a module over a network from a separate device;
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- a validator (220) to validate the signature if the signature for said module matches at least one of the plurality of signatures in the database (205).
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A method, comprising:
- receiving (505) a signature for a module over a network from a separate device;
- comparing (510) the signature with a plurality of signatures in a database (205);
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- if the signature matches at least one of the plurality of signatures in the database (205), validating (520) the signature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.