Apparatus and method of detecting and controlling privilege...

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2008-03-26

2011-12-20

Srivastava, Vivek (Department: 2433)

Information security

Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...

Access control

C711S163000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08082590

ABSTRACT:
Provided are an apparatus and method of detecting and controlling a privilege level violation process. The apparatus monitors whether higher-privileged processes depend on information provided from lower-privileged objects or denies the higher-privileged processes to access the lower-privileged objects. The apparatus is provided in a process, and monitors whether a process accesses to a lower-privileged object. The apparatus gives a warning message or denies an access of the process to the lower-privileged object when it detects that the higher-privileged process access to the lower-privileged object. Therefore, the apparatus of detecting and controlling a privilege level violation process detects weaknesses that may be caused by privilege level violation, thus allowing a system to be safely operated.

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