Patent Grant
9106425
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed generally to methods and systems for restricting application execution to authorized users and/or authorized launching applications.
2. Description of the Related Art
A virtual application is a virtual machine image pre-configured with all of the files, registry data, settings, components, runtimes, and other dependencies required for a specific application to execute immediately and without installation on a host computing device. The virtual application is partially isolated from other applications implemented on a host computing device and partially isolated from an underlying host operating system installed and executing on the host computing device. The virtual application is encapsulated from the host operating system by a virtual runtime environment, which includes a virtual operating system, that receives operations performed by the virtualized application and redirects them to one or more virtualized locations (e.g., a virtual filesystem, virtual registry, and the like).
Thus, the virtual application may be conceptualized as including two components: a virtualization runtime and a virtual application configuration. The virtualization runtime implements the virtual runtime environment, which implements various operating system application programming interfaces (“APIs”) in such a way that allows the executing virtual application to access and interact with items that may not be present on the host computer. The virtual application configuration includes data necessary to implement the virtual application within the virtualization runtime.
The virtual application is stored in and implemented by one or more data files and/or executable files. Depending upon the implementation details, the one or more data files and/or executable files storing and implementing the virtual application may include blocks of data corresponding to each application file of a natively installed version of the application. Herein, these blocks of data will be referred to as “virtual application files.” The one or more data files and/or executable files storing and implementing the virtual application also include configuration information.
The data files and/or executable files are configured to execute within a virtual runtime environment that is provided at least in part by the virtual operating system. When the virtual application is executed within the virtual runtime engine, the configuration information is used to configure the virtual operating system to execute the virtual application. For example, the configuration information may contain information related to the virtual application files, virtual registry entries, environment variables, services, and the like. The virtual operating system is configured to communicate with the host operating system as required to execute the virtual application on the host computing device.
Virtual applications are highly portable. Therefore, a need exists for methods and systems that prevent unauthorized distribution and/or execution of virtual applications. The present application provides these and other advantages as will be apparent from the following detailed description and accompanying figures.
In the embodiment illustrated, the server computing device 7 functions as an upload server receiving the application to be published from the client computing device 9. The server computing device 7 copies the application to the server computing device 6, which functions as a website server. The server computing device 6 generates a website 190 (see
The server computing devices 6 and 7 are each connected to an Account Database 13 and an Application Library Database 14. While illustrated as separate databases, as is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, the Account and Application Library Databases 13 and 14 may be implemented in the same database. Further, the Account and Application Library Databases 13 and 14 may be implemented on one or more computing devices (not shown).
The Account Database 13 stores information related to each user account. The Application Library Database 14 stores information related to each application uploaded to the server computing device 7.
The system 5 may be used to distribute application files (e.g., virtualized application files). Further, the system 5 may be used to track application versions and make different versions of a particular application available to users.
The system 5 is described in detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/906,904, filed on Oct. 18, 2010, entitled Method and System for Publishing Virtual Applications to a Web Server, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
A diagram of hardware and an operating environment in conjunction with which implementations of the server computing device 6, the server computing device 7, the client computing device 9, the client computing device 11, the Account Database 13, the Application Library Database 14, and the network 10 may be practiced is provided in
A virtual application may be implemented as an executable virtualized application file 140 or an xlayer file 300 configured to execute within a virtualized environment provided by a virtual machine (or a virtual runtime engine 131). The executable virtualized application file 140 and the xlayer file 300 may each be characterized as being a virtualized application file.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/697,029, filed on Mar. 31, 2010, entitled Method and System for Improving Startup Performance and Interoperability of a Virtual Application, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, describes a file format that may be used to configure the xlayer file 300. The virtualized application file 140 and the xlayer file 300 may each be implemented as a binary file.
The system memory 22A may store one or more files implementing one or more virtual runtime engines. By way of a non-limiting example, the system memory 22A may include a plurality of virtual machine executable files 137 that when executed, each implements a different virtual machine. For example, each of the virtual machine executable files 137 may implement a different version of the same virtual machine. The virtual machine executable files 137 may be executed individually. When executed, a virtual machine executable file implements a virtualized environment.
A natively installed version of an application 180 is configured to execute within a runtime environment provided at least in part by the host operating system 35A. Typically, to execute within the runtime environment provided at least in part by the host operating system 35A, the natively installed version of the application 180 modifies the configuration and settings of the host operating system 35A. For example, the natively installed version may install dynamic link libraries or change registry settings of the host operating system 35A. In contrast, a virtual version of the same application may be executed on the host operating system 35A without installation on the host operating system 35A. On the other hand, the virtual applications 110A and 110E do not modify the configuration or settings of the host operating system 35A. For example, to execute the virtual applications 110A and 110B, dynamic link libraries (“dlls”), data files, registry settings, environment variables, and the like need not be modified on to the host operating system 35A.
The virtualized application file 140 may include components necessary to implement a virtual runtime environment including a virtual operating system 120B configured to execute in the operating system 35A of the client computing device 9 (illustrated in
In the embodiment illustrated in
As explained in U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 12/188,155 and 12/697,029, the virtualized application file 140 and the xlayer file 300 each store configuration information. A component of the virtual runtime engine (e.g., the virtual runtime engine 131) referred to as a “reader” reads the configuration information and uses that data to configure the virtual runtime environment. The configuration information may be stored in a configuration data block 121 of the virtualized application file 140 or within configuration data 122 stored by the xlayer file 300. Among other settings, the configuration information includes a digital rights management (“DRM”) indicator (e.g., a Boolean value). As explained in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/188,155, a virtualized application file may be created using an application template that includes a virtual application configuration file (e.g., a file having the extension “xappl”). By way of a non-limiting example, the configuration information including the DRM indicator may be stored in the virtual application configuration file used to create the virtualized application file.
As mentioned above, the server computing device 7 transfers or copies the uploaded file 192 (see
The server computing device 6 is operable to generate the website 190 (see
While illustrated as being outside the filesystem 126A, those of ordinary skill in the art appreciate that the executable virtualized application file 140, the xlayer file 300, the application configuration 171, the application 180, the virtual machine files 137, and the authoring tool 170 may be conceptualized as being within the filesystem 126A.
The system memory 22B also stores application library web services components 143 configured to communicate with the Account and Application Library Databases 13 and 14 (e.g., using Structured Query Language (“SQL”)) and perform other functions described below. The wizard 174 communicates with the web server components 142A, which access the application library web services components 143 requested by the wizard 174. While illustrated as being outside the filesystem 126B, those of ordinary skill in the art appreciate that the uploaded file 192, the web server components 142A, and the application library web services components 143 may be conceptualized as being within the filesystem 126B.
As described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/879,956, filed Sep. 10, 2010, titled Method and System for Building a Streaming Model, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, the Sandbox Manager 134 and the virtual runtime engine 131 may both have read/write access to a block of shared memory 133 that may be used to send settings and state information between the Sandbox Manager 134 and the virtual runtime engine 131. Thus, the Sandbox Manager 134 and the virtual runtime engine 131 may both access the block of shared memory 133 as a means of communicating with one another.
Virtual machine files 188 are also stored in the system memory 22D. The virtual machine files 188 may be substantially identical to the virtual machine files 137 stored in the system memory 22A (see
Together the Client Application 132 and the Sandbox Manager 134 may download and/or execute a virtual application. In embodiments in which the Client Application 132 includes the plug-in 136, a user may click on a link or otherwise select an application file displayed on the website 190 (see
A profiling process and process of generating a streaming model from one or more transcript files are described in greater detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/877,918, filed on Sep. 8, 2010, titled Method and System for Building and Distributing Application Profiles via the Internet, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The system 5 (see
As mentioned above, the server computing device 6 is configured to generate the website 190 (see
Public-key cryptography uses asymmetric key algorithms to create a mathematically related pair of keys referred to as a private key and a public key. However, the private key cannot be generated from the public key. The private key is generally kept secret and the public key is generally made available to others.
The private and public keys may be used to authenticate messages or data. For example, the private key may be used to create a digital signature of a message or data that can be verified using the public key. In this manner, anyone with the public key can verify the message or data was created by an entity associated with the public key. The keys can also be used for security purposes. For example, a message or data may be encrypted using the public key (which may decrypted using the private key) to prevent someone other than the entity associated with the private key from decrypting the message. The entity may generate the public and private keys.
A Certificate Authority (e.g., Verisign, Inc.) issues a public key certificate (commonly referred to as a digital certificate) that binds the public key with identity information using a digital signature. The digital signature may be created using a private key associated with the Certificate Authority that can be verified using a public key (stored in a public key certificate) associated with the Certificate Authority.
A public key certificate issued by the Certificate Authority can be used to verify that the public key belongs to the entity. For example, third parties can verify the signature provided by the Certificate Authority using the public key certificate associated with the Certificate Authority. Thus, the digital signature provided by the Certificate Authority that issued the public key certificate attests that the identity information and the public key included in the public key certificate are associated with one another. In other words, the public key certificate associated with the Certificate Authority may be used to endorse the public key and identity information included in the public key certificate associated with the entity.
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As explained above, the Sandbox Manager 134 may launch a virtualized application file (e.g., the executable virtualized application file 140, the xlayer file 300, and the like). Some virtualized application files (e.g., the xlayer file 300) are launched by the virtual runtime engine 131 (implemented by one of the virtual machine files 188 illustrated in
Access to a virtual application may be restricted by restricting the ability to launch virtualized application files to only authorized applications (e.g., the Sandbox Manager 134). Any application capable of performing the launching function may be signed using a signing algorithm and the private key associated with the authorized entity providing the managed distribution environment for the virtualized application file. Thus, applications capable of performing the launching function may include a digital signature. The virtual application or the virtual runtime engine 131 may condition execution of the virtualized application file on whether the digital signature is valid and associated with the authorized entity that provides, at least in part, the managed distribution environment for the virtualized application file.
The digital signature may be included in an executable of the authorized application created by a build process. During the build process, the executable may be signed using a signing algorithm and the private key associated with the authorized entity. A certificate signing tool (e.g., signtool.exe developed by Microsoft Corporation) may be used to create the digital signature. The public key certificate associated with the authorized entity may also be included in or associated with the executable of the authorized application.
Non-limiting example implementations of portions of the method 500 are provided below using pseudo code. In the pseudo code provided below, function calls preceded by “::” are calls to actual Windows APIs provided in a pseudo-code format.
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While the method 500 is described as being for use with a virtualized application file, the method 500 may be used for other application files that are launched by a launching application and execute as a child processes of the launching application.
In block 510, the virtual runtime engine 131 reads the configuration information of the virtualized application file (e.g., the configuration data 122 of the xlayer file 300 illustrated in
Then, in decision block 520, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the value of the DRM indicator indicates a digital signature associated with the parent process is to be validated. The decision in decision block 520 is “YES” when the value of the DRM indicator indicates a digital signature associated with the parent process is to be validated. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 520 is “NO” when the value of the DRM indicator indicates a digital signature associated with the parent process is not to be validated.
When the decision in decision block 520 is “NO,” in block 530, the virtual runtime engine 131 executes the virtualized application file. Thus, when the value of the DRM indicator indicates a digital signature associated with the parent process is not to be validated, the virtual application will always run. The following pseudo code provides a non-limiting example of an implementation of decision block 520 and what occurs when the decision in decision block 520 is “NO.”
In the pseudo code above, the value of the DRM indicator read from the virtualized application file is stored in a Boolean variable named “checkParentProcessFlag.” If the value of the checkParentProcessFlag variable is “FALSE,” the virtualized application file is executed by a function named “RunApplication.”
When the decision in decision block 520 is “YES,” in decision block 540, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether it has a parent process.
The decision in decision block 540 is “YES” when the virtual runtime engine 131 has a parent process. Otherwise, the decision in decision block 540 is “NO” when the virtual runtime engine 131 does not have a parent process. When the decision in decision block 540 is “NO,” in optional block 550, the virtual runtime engine 131 displays an error. Next, in block 560, the virtual runtime engine 131 terminates execution of the virtualized application file. Then, the method 500 terminates. The following pseudo code provides a non-limiting example of an implementation of decision block 540 and optional block 550.
In the above pseudo code, a variable named “parentProcessHandle” stores a handle to a parent process (e.g., the Sandbox Manager 134) of the current process (e.g., the virtual runtime engine 131). If the current process does not have a parent process, the variable named “parentProcessHandle” stores a value that is not a valid process handle. If a function named “IS_INVALID_HANDLE” is called with the value stored in the variable named “parentProcessHandle” and returns “TRUE,” the virtual runtime engine 131 does not have a parent process and an error message is displayed by calling a function named “DisplayError.” Otherwise, if the function named “IS_INVALID_HANDLE” returns “FALSE,” the virtual runtime engine 131 has a parent process.
When the decision in decision block 540 is “YES,” in decision block 570, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the parent process has an associated digital signature. The decision in decision block 570 is “YES” when the parent process is associated with a digital signature. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 570 is “NO” when the parent process is not associated with a digital signature. When the decision in decision block 570 is “NO,” in optional block 550, the virtual runtime engine 131 displays an error. Next, in block 560, the virtual runtime engine 131 terminates execution of the virtualized application file. Then, the method 500 terminates. The following pseudo code provides a non-limiting example of an implementation of decision block 570 and optional block 550.
In the above pseudo code, the handle to the parent process (obtained by the pseudo code implementing decision block 540) is used to obtain the file name of a file implementing the parent process. For example, if the handle to the parent process is the Sandbox Manager 134, and the Windows API function named “GetProcessImageFileName” is called with the handle to the parent process, the function named “GetProcessImageFileName” will set the value of an output parameter (e.g., an output parameter named “parentProcessFilename”) to the file name of the executable file storing the instructions implementing the parent process. A call to a Windows API function named “CryptQueryObject” is used to retrieve information about the contents of a digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process. The function named “CryptQueryObject” returns an error value (e.g., zero) if the file does not contain a digital signature. Otherwise, the function named “CryptQueryObject” returns a value indicating an error has not occurred (e.g., a value other than zero). A function named “IS_ERROR” is used to determine whether the function named “CryptQueryObject” returned an error value. If an error value was returned, the function named “DisplayError” is called to display the error.
When the decision in decision block 570 is “YES,” in decision block 580, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is associated with the authorized entity. The executable file implementing the parent process may include an entity identifier that identifies an entity that created the executable file implementing the parent process or is otherwise associated with the parent process. The entity identifier may be included in a copy of the public key certificate included in the executable file implementing the parent process. The entity identifier may compared to a predetermined value associated with the authorized entity to determine whether the executable file implementing the parent process is associated with the authorized entity. If the entity identifier matches the predetermined value associated with the authorized entity, the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is associated with the authorized entity. Otherwise, if the entity identifier fails to match the predetermined value associated with the authorized entity, the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is not associated with the authorized entity. The decision in decision block 580 is “YES” when the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is associated with the authorized entity. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 580 is “NO” when the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is not associated with the authorized entity.
As explained above, the digital signature is created using the private key associated with the authorized entity. The public key certificate is used to determine whether the digital signature is associated with the authorized entity. A copy of the public key certificate may be stored in the executable file implementing the parent process. Alternatively, the virtual runtime engine 131 may include a copy of the public key certificate.
When the decision in decision block 580 is “NO,” in optional block 550, the virtual runtime engine 131 displays an error. Next, in block 560, the virtual runtime engine 131 terminates execution of the virtualized application file. Then, the method 500 terminates. The following pseudo code provides a non-limiting example of an implementation of decision block 580 and optional block 550.
In the pseudo code above, the virtual runtime engine 131 calls the Windows API function named “CryptMsgGetParam” to obtain information related to a signer of the digital signature. This information is stored by the function named “CryptMsgGetParam” in an output parameter named “signerInfo.” A function named “CertFindCertificateInStore” is used to locate information stored in the public key certificate associated with the information stored in the parameter named “signerInfo.” The information stored in the public key certificate is stored in an output parameter named “certInfo.” Then, a Windows API function named “CertGetNameString” is called using the parameter named “certInfo” to obtain the name of the signer from the public key certificate, which is stored in an output parameter named “certName.” If the name of the signer is not equal to the name of the authorized entity (e.g., a value stored in a variable named “CodeSystemsCertName”), the function named “DisplayError” is called to display the error.
When the decision in decision block 580 is “YES,” in decision block 590, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is valid. The digital signature may determined by encrypting a value using the private key. The value that is to be encrypted is determined based on the executable file implementing the parent process. For example, the value may be a result of a function (e.g., a hash function) performed on the executable file implementing the parent process or a portion thereof. As is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, validity of the digital signature may be determined by decrypting the digital signature using the public key. The decrypted digital signature may be compared to a second value determined using the same function performed on the executable file implementing the parent process that was used to create the value encrypted in the digital signature. If the decrypted digital signature matches the second value, the digital signature is valid. On the other hand, if the decrypted digital signature does not match the second value, the digital signature is invalid. The decision in decision block 590 is “YES” when the digital signature stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is valid. The decision in decision block 590 is “NO” when the certificate stored in the executable file implementing the parent process is invalid.
When the decision in decision block 590 is “NO,” in optional block 550, the virtual runtime engine 131 displays an error. Next, in block 560, the virtual runtime engine 131 terminates execution of the virtualized application file. Then, the method 500 terminates.
When the decision in decision block 590 is “YES,” the virtual runtime engine 131 advances to block 530 whereat the virtual runtime engine 131 executes the virtualized application file.
The following pseudo code provides a non-limiting example of an implementation of decision block 580, optional block 550, and block 530.
In the pseudo code above, the virtual runtime engine 131 calls the Windows API function named “CertGetCertificateChain” to build a certificate chain context starting from an end certificate (a variable named “certContext” stores a pointer to the end of the certificate) and going back, if possible, to a trusted root certificate. A pointer to the certificate chain context is stored in an output parameter named “chainContext.”
A function named “IS_UNTRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN” is used to determine whether the certificate chain context is invalid. If the certificate chain context is invalid, the function named “IS_UNTRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN” returns “TRUE” and the function named “DisplayError” is called to display the error. Otherwise, if the certificate chain context is valid, the function named “IS_UNTRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN” returns “FALSE” and the function named “RunApplication” is called to execute the virtualized application file.
As is apparent to those of ordinary skill, in block 580 and/or block 590, the digital signature of the public key certificate may be validated using the public key certificate of the Certificate Authority to confirm that the identity information stored in the public key certificate associated with the authorized entity is valid.
When the virtual runtime engine 131 finishes executing the virtualized application file (in block 530), the method 500 terminates.
In the method 500, when the value of the DRM indicator indicates a digital signature associated with the parent process is to be validated (the decision in decision block 520 is “YES”), the virtual runtime engine 131 will try to validate a digital signature associated with the parent process at runtime and will continue executing the virtualized application file only if the digital signature is valid. If the digital signature is invalid, the virtual runtime engine 131 will terminate execution of the virtualized application file. The method 500 may be characterized as implementing certificate-based DRM.
With the security mechanisms implemented by the method 500, it may still be possible for an unauthorized party to send signals to a “certified application” (e.g., the Sandbox Manager 134) that will cause the certified application to launch virtualized application files (e.g., via the virtual runtime engine 131) on behalf of the unauthorized party. Referring to
The session ticket 600 may be implemented as a XML blob storing an expiration date. By way of a non-limiting example, the session ticket 600 may be implemented as a custom XML document designed to be parsed by both .NET languages as well as low-level C++ code, which may have limited access to libraries implementing more rich XML-based digital signatures (commonly referred to as “XMLDSIGs”).
The session ticket 600 may be signed using a signing algorithm and the private key associated with the authorized entity tasked with providing, at least in part, a managed distribution environment for the virtualized application file (e.g., the virtualized application file 140, the xlayer file 300, and the like). Thus, a digital signature may be associated with the session ticket 600. The public key and private key used to implement the session ticket 600 may both be generated by the authorized entity. The virtual runtime engine 131 may include the public key so that the public key need not be included in the virtualized application file or passed to the virtual runtime engine 131. Thus, a public key certificate is not required to validate the session ticket 600. The digital signature and the public key are used to determine whether the session ticket 600 is associated with the authorized entity.
If the digital signature is invalid (as determined using the public key), or launch is initiated after the expiration date stored by the session ticket 600, the Sandbox Manager 134 and/or the virtual runtime engine 131 will not launch the virtual application file.
The “Data” element includes a “Payload” field and an “Expiration” field. Between a start tag “<Payload>” and an end tag “</Payload>,” the “Payload” field stores an application defined payload (e.g., data). By way of a non-limiting example, the application defined payload may be implemented as an opaque blob of bytes converted to a base64 string within the XML. Between a start tag “<Expiration>” and an end tag “</Expiration>,” the “Expiration” field stores an expiration date. By way of a non-limiting example, the “Expiration” field may be implemented as a Windows FILETIME variable converted first into raw 8-bytes and then into a base64 string within the XML. The expiration date may be formatted as a Coordinated Universal Time (“UTC”) value. The fields stored in the “Data” element may be signed so that they will be tamper resistant.
The “Signature” element includes a “Value” field and may optionally include other fields (not shown). Between a start tag “<Value>” and an end tag “</Value>,” the “Value” field stores the digital signature. The digital signature is determined by encrypting a value using the private key. By way of a non-limiting example, the value that is encrypted may be determined as a function (e.g., a hash function) of the “Data” element of the session ticket 600 or a portion thereof. For example, the value that is encrypted may be determined based on the “Payload” field and/or the “Expiration” field of the session ticket 600.
Due to the nature of asymmetric cryptography, it is believed to be cryptographically “impossible” to create the session ticket 600 without the private key. Thus, by validating the digital signature stored in the “Value” field of the “Signature” element, one can establish that the session ticket 600 was created by the authorized entity (e.g., operating the server computing device 6 illustrated in
While the method 605 is described below as being for use with a virtualized application file, the method 605 may be used for other application files.
In block 630, the server computing device 6 determines whether the user is logged into a user account. The decision in decision block 630 is “YES” when the user is logged into a user account. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 630 is “NO” when the user is not logged into a user account.
When the decision in decision block 630 is “NO,” in block 632, the user enters login information that is received by the server computing device 6. If user is not currently logged in, a login prompt is presented to the user allowing the user to enter their account information. The account information is submitted to the server computing device 6.
In decision block 634, the server computing device 6 determines whether the user entered valid account information. In decision block 634, the account information entered by the user may be validated on a trusted backend server (not shown). Further, the account information may be validated by querying the Account Database 13. The decision in decision block 634 is “YES” when the user has entered valid account information. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 634 is “NO” when the user has entered invalid account information.
When the decision in decision block 634 is “NO,” the server computing device 6 returns to decision block 630.
When the decision in decision block 634 is “YES,” in block 636, a login session is created. In block 636, the session ticket 600 is also created. Information related to the login session may be wrapped in the session ticket. The information related to the login session may be implemented as a BYTE-blob passed as a payload to the session ticket 600. In other words, the information related to the login session may be stored in the “Payload” field of the session ticket 600.
When the decision in decision block 630 is “YES,” the session ticket 600 was created previously when the user logged onto a valid user account.
The following pseudo code provides a non-limiting example of a method of creating the session ticket 600.
In block 640, the session ticket 600 is transmitted to the Sandbox Manager 134 (e.g., via the Client Application 132) along with a request to download and launch the virtualized application file selected in block 620. The session ticket 600 may be sent to the Sandbox Manager 134 as one or more parameters (e.g., command line parameters) sent with the launch request. As described in the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/695,107, other parameters may also be sent to the Sandbox Manager 134 along with the launch request.
In block 650, the Sandbox Manager 134 downloads and launches the virtualized application file selected in block 620, and stores the session ticket 600 in one or more fields 135 within the block of shared memory 133 illustrated in
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In decision block 670, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the value of the DRM indicator indicates the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is to be validated. The decision in decision block 670 is “YES” when the value of the DRM indicator indicates the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is to be validated. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 670 is “NO” when the value of the DRM indicator indicates the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is not to be validated.
When the decision in decision block 670 is “NO,” in block 675, the virtual runtime engine 131 executes the virtualized application file. When execution of the virtualized application file has finished, the method 605 terminates.
When the decision in decision block 670 is “YES,” in decision block 680, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is valid. As is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, the virtual runtime engine 131 may determine the validity of the digital signature stored by the “Signature” element by decrypting the digital signature using the public key. As discussed above, the virtual runtime engine 131 may include a copy of the public key associated with the authorized entity. As also discussed above, the digital signature may be created by encrypting a value using the private key. By way of a non-limiting example, the value that is encrypted may be determined as a function (e.g., a hash function) of the “Data” element of the session ticket 600 or a portion thereof. The decrypted digital signature may be compared to a second value determined using the same function of the “Data” element (or a portion thereof) used to create the value encrypted in the digital signature. For example, the value encrypted to create the digital signature may have been determined as a function of the “Payload” field and/or the “Expiration” field. In this example, the second value is determined using the same function of the “Payload” field and/or the “Expiration” field. If the decrypted digital signature matches the second value, the digital signature is valid. On the other hand, if the decrypted digital signature does not match the second value, the digital signature is invalid. A valid session ticket originated from the authorized entity. An invalid session ticket did not originate from the authorized entity. The decision in decision block 680 is “YES” when the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is valid. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 680 is “NO” when the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is invalid.
When the decision in decision block 680 is “NO,” in optional block 684, the virtual runtime engine 131 displays an error. Next, in block 686, the virtual runtime engine 131 terminates execution of the virtualized application file. Then, the method 605 terminates.
When the decision in decision block 680 is “YES,” in decision block 690, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the session ticket 600 has expired. The decision in decision block 690 is “YES” when the session ticket 600 has expired. On the other hand, the decision in decision block 690 is “NO” when the session ticket 600 has not expired. The virtual runtime engine 131 determines whether the session ticket 600 has expired by comparing the value stored in the “Expiration” field of the “Data” element of the session ticket 600 to a current time. If the value stored in the “Expiration” field of the “Data” element of the session ticket 600 is after the current time, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines the session ticket 600 has not expired. Otherwise, if the value stored in the “Expiration” field of the “Data” element of the session ticket 600 is before the current time, the virtual runtime engine 131 determines the session ticket 600 has expired.
When the decision in decision block 690 is “YES,” in optional block 684, the virtual runtime engine 131 displays an error. Next, in block 686, the virtual runtime engine 131 terminates execution of the virtualized application file. Then, the method 605 terminates.
When the decision in decision block 690 is “NO,” in block 675, the virtual runtime engine 131 executes the virtualized application file. When execution of the virtualized application the has finished, the method 605 terminates.
The following pseudo code provides an exemplary implementation of decision blocks 680 and 690. The pseudo code below includes a function named “ValidateSessionTicket” that returns “TRUE” if the digital signature (stored in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600) is valid and the session ticket has not yet expired. Otherwise, the function named “ValidateSessionTicket” returns “FALSE.”
Thus, when the value of the DRM indicator indicates the value in the “Signature” element of the session ticket 600 is to be validated, the session ticket is validated and the expiration date provided by the session ticket is checked against the current time. If session ticket 600 is valid and has not expired, the virtualized application file is allowed to execute.
Session tickets may be used to require users to execute virtual application files from the website 190 illustrated in
Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that implementations may be practiced with other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. Implementations may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
The exemplary hardware and operating environment of
The computing device 12 includes the system memory 22, a processing unit 21, and a system bus 23 that operatively couples various system components, including the system memory 22, to the processing unit 21. There may be only one or there may be more than one processing unit 21, such that the processor of computing device 12 comprises a single central-processing unit (CPU), or a plurality of processing units, commonly referred to as a parallel processing environment. The computing device 12 may be a conventional computer, a distributed computer, or any other type of computer.
The system bus 23 may be any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. The system memory may also be referred to as simply the memory, and includes read only memory (ROM) 24 and random access memory (RAM) 25. A basic input/output system (BIOS) 26, containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computing device 12, such as during start-up, is stored in ROM 24. The computing device 12 further includes a hard disk drive 27 for reading from and writing to a hard disk, not shown, a magnetic disk drive 28 for reading from or writing to a removable magnetic disk 29, and an optical disk drive 30 for reading from or writing to a removable optical disk 31 such as a CD ROM, DVD, or other optical media.
The hard disk drive 27, magnetic disk drive 28, and optical disk drive 30 are connected to the system bus 23 by a hard disk drive interface 32, a magnetic disk drive interface 33, and an optical disk drive interface 34, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data for the computing device 12. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any type of computer-readable media which can store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, USB drives, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridges, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROMs), and the like, may be used in the exemplary operating environment. As is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, the hard disk drive 27 and other forms of computer-readable media (e.g., the removable magnetic disk 29, the removable optical disk 31, flash memory cards, USB drives, and the like) accessible by the processing unit 21 may be considered components of the system memory 22.
A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk drive 27, magnetic disk 29, optical disk 31, ROM 24, or RAM 25, including an operating system 35, one or more application programs 36, other program modules 37, and program data 38. A user may enter commands and information into the computing device 12 through input devices such as a keyboard 40 and pointing device 42. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 21 through a serial port interface 46 that is coupled to the system bus 23, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port, or a universal serial bus (USB). A monitor 47 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 23 via an interface, such as a video adapter 48. In addition to the monitor, computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers.
The input devices described above are operable to receive user input and selections. Referring to
Returning to
When used in a LAN-networking environment, the computing device 12 is connected to the local area network 51 through a network interface or adapter 53, which is one type of communications device. When used in a WAN-networking environment, the computing device 12 typically includes a modem 54, a type of communications device, or any other type of communications device for establishing communications over the wide area network 52, such as the Internet. The modem 54, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 23 via the serial port interface 46. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computing device 12, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote computer 49 and/or the remote memory storage device 50. It is appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of and communications devices for establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.
The computing device 12 and related components have been presented herein by way of particular example and also by abstraction in order to facilitate a high-level view of the concepts disclosed. The actual technical design and implementation may vary based on particular implementation while maintaining the overall nature of the concepts disclosed.
Returning to
The foregoing described embodiments depict different components contained within, or connected with, different other components. It is to be understood that such depicted architectures are merely exemplary, and that in fact many other architectures can be implemented which achieve the same functionality. In a conceptual sense, any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality is effectively “associated” such that the desired functionality is achieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve a particular functionality can be seen as “associated with” each other such that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective of architectures or intermedial components. Likewise, any two components so associated can also be viewed as being “operably connected,” or “operably coupled,” to each other to achieve the desired functionality.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modifications may be made without departing from this invention and its broader aspects and, therefore, the appended claims are to encompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as are within the true spirit and scope of this invention. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention is solely defined by the appended claims. It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations).
Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/916,348, filed Oct. 29, 2010.
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