Patent ID: 9208338
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for securely executing a plurality of actions that each require an elevated privilege using a single elevated privilege comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, a request to perform an action for a first application, wherein performing the action for the first application requires an elevated privilege, the elevated privilege being elevated with respect to a current privilege; acquiring the elevated privilege to perform the action for the first application; executing, by at least one processor, the action for the first application, wherein the action is executed based on the elevated privilege; receiving, by the at least one processor, a request to perform the action for a second application that differs from the first application, wherein performing the action for the second application requires an elevated privilege; and executing, by the at least one processor, the action for the second application using the elevated privilege acquired for performing the action for the first application.