Patent ID: 7865948
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: associating a first security identification (ID) with each of a plurality of instructions or a set of instructions that are to be executed by a processor; requesting to execute at least one of the plurality of instructions or set of instructions by a software code running on the processor; determining if the requested instruction is classified as security sensitive by determining whether the requested instruction has the first security ID that is stored; classifying at least one instruction or set of instructions from a plurality of instructions that are to be executed by a processor as being security sensitive: obtaining a second security ID associated with the software code running on the processor if the at least one of the plurality of instructions is determined to be security sensitive; comparing the second security ID with the first security ID; and executing the requested instruction or set of instructions based directly upon determining that the second security ID matches the first security ID.