Patent ID: 8341715
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling access to a resource, the method comprising the steps of: providing a runtime environment on a wireless device, the runtime environment having an application and a shared resource, the shared resource comprising a non-executable component owned by a remote resource owner remote from the wireless device; receiving in the runtime environment an access control ticket approved by the remote resource owner, the access control ticket including a permission for the shared resource, a first cryptographically verifiable owner identifier identifying the remote resource owner and a second cryptographically verifiable owner identifier identifying the application owner, wherein the access control ticket is received by the wireless device from outside of the runtime environment; signing the shared resource or the application with a private key, resulting in a signature verifiable with a public key corresponding to the private key; and executing the application in the runtime environment resulting in a process, the process accessing the shared resource based on the permission.