Bryce Howard Cogswell

US Patent:

20070199068, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Feb 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/702427

Inventors:

Mark Russinovich - Austin TX, US
Bryce Cogswell - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/14

US Classification:

726 16

Abstract:

Determining execution rights for a process. A user selects a process for execution. A driver intercepts the execution and communicates with a service or its remote agent. Configuration data is accessed to determine an execution role specifying whether the process should be denied execution or should execute with particular rights to access or modify system resources. The execution role is provided to the driver, and the driver allows or denies execution of the process in accordance with the provided execution role.

US Patent:

20130298128, Nov 7, 2013

Filed:

Jul 3, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/934309

Inventors:

Bryce Cogswell - Austin TX, US
Wesley G. Miller - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718100

Abstract:

Determining execution rights for a process. A user selects a process for execution. A driver intercepts the execution and communicates with a service or its remote agent. Configuration data is accessed to determine an execution role specifying whether the process should be denied execution or should execute with particular rights to access or modify system resources. The execution role is provided to the driver, and the driver allows or denies execution of the process in accordance with the provided execution role.