File system level integrity verification and validation

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2006-06-27

2006-06-27

Vu, Kim (Department: 2135)

Information security

Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...

C726S024000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07069594

ABSTRACT:
An integrity verifier and validator is provided in which an initial anti-virus scan is performed against an entire file system to verify the integrity of the file system and create a corresponding file system level integrity verification database of known scanned regions of the file system. The database contains a copy of the file system's partition table referencing the range of occupied inodes and directory blocks. When new or updated content is written to the file system the integrity of the corresponding occupied inodes and directory blocks is no longer assured, and the integrity verifier flags them on the database for rescanning. Subsequent attempts to rescan any portion of the file system triggers the integrity validator to scan the database to validate whether that portion of the file system falls within any of the occupied inodes or directory blocks that have been flagged for rescanning. If they are not flagged, then rescanning of that portion of the file system is unnecessary as the integrity of at least that portion is assured. However, if they are flagged, then the anti-virus software rescans that portion of the file system for the presence of viruses.

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