System and method for providing code signing services
CA 2561614 C · Owner: Little, Herbert A. · Inventors: Tapuska, David F.; Kirkup, Michael G.; Adams, Neil P.
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A system and method for providing code signing services to software application developers or to other individuals or entities that wish to have applications digitally signed. Signing of the applications may be required in order to enable the applications to access sensitive APIs and associated resources of a computing device when the applications are executed on the computing device. In one embodiment a method of providing code signing services will comprise at least some steps relating to registering the entities that seek access to sensitive APIs as controlled by the code signing authority. These steps are performed in order to establish trust relationships with those entities. The …
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- Filed September 29, 2006 and granted August 27, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 29, 2026.
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