Patent ID: 8826005
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a computer, a request to install an application associated with a developer of the application, the request to install being received from a potential user of the application; in response to the request to install, requesting, by the computer, trust information corresponding to the application and indicating whether a trusted entity trusts the application, the trusted entity being another user who trusts the application, is trusted by the potential user and is different than the developer; receiving the trust information at the computer, wherein the received trust information corresponding to the application and indicating whether the trusted entity trusts the application comprises a public key of the trusted entity and a digital signature relating to the application and generated by the trusted entity; validating, by the computer, the digital signature relating to the application using the public key of the trusted entity, wherein the validating results in an indication that the trusted entity trusts the application; and installing the application on the computer based on the indication that the trusted entity trusts the application.