Software installation and operation with random selection

Details Software installation and operation with random selection Software installation and operation with random selection

2006-08-01

2006-08-01

Ingberg, Todd (Department: 2193)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software installation

Network

C713S001000, C713S002000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07086052

ABSTRACT:
A software system for installation on computing apparatus (and a method of installing such a software system on computing apparatus), wherein the software system is provided in the form of a software package including a plurality of software components, one or more of the software components being provided as a plurality of different implementations, the apparatus including an installation engine for installing the software system only a selected one implementation of the or each of the software components having multiple implementations, and a random selector module for selecting one of the plurality of implementations of a software component for installation. Thus, software package would still be distributed to its consumers as a single version but each installation of the package on a user's computing apparatus is potentially different, which reduce the risk of faults in and attacks against software components having one or more “bugs” therein because not all consumers will have the same implementation of any one software component.

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