Patent ID: 11947690
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. An information processing method implemented by a computer, the method comprising:
storing, to a memory, a flag table in which file information for individually identifying one or more pieces of software is associated with a flag on which one of multiple values is set, the multiple values including a first value and a second value, the first value representing that verification of integrity is required for a corresponding one of the one or more pieces of software, the second value representing permission of execution of a corresponding one of the one or more pieces of software without performing verification of integrity of the corresponding one of the one or more pieces of software;
when rewrite of first software being one of the one or more pieces of software is detected, performing a rewrite process of extracting first file information being file information corresponding to the first software and setting the first value on a first flag corresponding to the first file information in the flag table; and
performing a software authorized change process of changing a file of the first software in an authorized manner,
wherein the software authorized change process includes changing, when the changing a file of the first software in an authorized manner is performed, the first value, which has been set on the first flag by the rewrite processing, to the second value.