Patent ID: 9026795
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for signing an application by a signature apparatus cooperating with a market server, the method comprising: receiving, at a signature apparatus, signature request information for an optional application from the market server; determining whether at least one authentication note from among a plurality of authentication notes has been issued corresponding to application identification information included in the signature request information based on the application identification information; issuing the at least one authentication note using the application identification information when the at least one authentication note has not been issued; generating signature information for the application using the application identification information; and at the signature apparatus, signing the application including the at least one authentication note and the signature information and transmitting the signed application code to the market server, wherein the signature request information includes at least one of an application code, an application identifier, application program interface (API) use authority level information requested for executing the application, and identification information of the market server, and wherein issuing the plurality of authentication notes includes generating and issuing different authentication notes which are generated by different methods according to the API use authority level information.