Patent ID: 8769268
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computer system operating under control of an operating system having a graphical user interface providing support for displaying one workspace session at a time, a method for providing a logged-in user a simultaneously displayed second workspace session for securely running applications, the method comprising: displaying in the graphical user interface of the operating system a first workspace session of the computer system for a currently logged-in user, said first workspace session having a first set of privileges for miming applications under said first workspace session; while said first workspace session remains active and displayed in the graphical user interface of the operating system, simultaneously displaying in the graphical user interface a second workspace session of the computer system for the currently logged-in user, the second workspace session having a second set of privileges for miming applications under the second workspace session and using a virtual file system and registry that is stored in encrypted form on a file system hosted by the operating system; and securing said second workspace session so that