Patent ID: 7434259
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for validating an action associated with an unauthenticated computer application, the method comprising: receiving the action associated with the unauthenticated computer application; determining whether the unauthenticated computer application is registered with a revocation list, wherein the revocation list includes a list of applications that are prohibited from installation; when the unauthenticated computer application is registered with the revocation list, failing the action without prompting; when the unauthenticated computer application is not registered with the revocation list, determining whether a recognized certificate is associated with the unauthenticated computer application, when a recognized certificate is not associated with the unauthenticated computer application, accessing a prompt exclusion list, wherein the prompt exclusion list includes a list of hashes associated with applications, and determining whether a hash of the unauthenticated computer application matches a hash of the list of hashes;