Patent ID: 8301911
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: allocating a storage area configured to store data for an application of a multiple of applications within a secure environment of a device to which access is restricted; associating the storage area with an application identity of said application of said multiple applications to generate an associated identity, wherein said application identity of said application of said multiple of applications is generated by the device; storing the associated identity within the secure environment; and controlling access to the storage area by verifying correspondence between the associated identity and an accessing application identity so that only said application of said multiple applications can access the storage area; wherein the application identity of said application is a digital signature created based on a private key, the digital signature being attached to said application, and the verification of the application identity is performed by verifying the digital signature with a public key that corresponds to said private key.