摘要 |
A method for managing access to add-on data files (4) having an add-on data file attribute, which is used by a software application (1), is presented, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring input/output commands of said software application to an application programming interface (API) of code layer (S1) to determine whether an access to a data file with said add-on data file attribute is requested by said software application (S2);
- checking whether an access code for said add-on data file (4) is present in an access code list related to said software application if at least one of the monitored input/output commands request access to said add-on data file (S3),
- if said access code is not present in said access control list, retrieving said access code from an external source outside of said access control list (S4),
- providing access to said add-on data file (4) (S5) if said access code is present. A corresponding system is presented as well.
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