Information security – Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-17
2009-08-18
Jung, David Y (Department: 2434)
Information security
Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...
C719S330000, C719S331000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577997
ABSTRACT:
Tampering with pieces of software is inhibited. Software obfuscation inhibits reverse engineering by hackers by manipulating names of functions and adding jump instructions into various pieces of software. The obfuscation of a software image so as to becloud the comprehension of hackers in reverse engineering pieces of software comprising the software image is provided. Image verification ensures the originality of the pieces of software to be installed.
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Bennett Julie D.
Chu Frank Nian-Tzu
El-Gammal Mohammed
Wu Wei
Jung David Y
Microsoft Corporation
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
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