METHOD FOR PROVIDNG A SECURE MODE FOR MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS

摘要

Method for providing a secure mode for mobile applications including: configuring which applications should be available in secure mode; defining in the mobile operating system kernel, rules and privileges for applications defined for the secure mode; checking continuously if the secure mode is enabled by the user; if the security mode is enabled by the user, then the operating system kernel searches all processes and applications running on the operating system, suspend) the system applications not configured to be available in secure mode, hides the protected application, restricts inter-process communications and enforce privilege escalation events and enables access to application files protected by the protected application user Id; and if the security mode is disabled by the user, then the kernel releases all processes and applications that were stopped by the secure mode and denies any access to the protected application files.

主权项

1. The method (1000) for providing a secure mode for mobile applications (10), characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
configuring (1050) which applications the user wants to be available in secure mode; defining (1100) in the operating system kernel mobile rules and privileges for applications defined to the security mode; checking (1200) continuously if the secure mode is enabled by the user; if the security mode is enabled by the user, then:
the operating system kernel searches (1300) all processes and applications currently running on the operating system;the kernel suspends (1400) all unnecessary system applications or not configured to be available in secure mode, hides the protected application, restricts inter-process communications and enforces privilege escalation events;the kernel enables (1500) access/privileges to the application files protected by protected application user ID; and if the secure mode is disabled by the user, then:
the kernel releases (1600) all processes and applications that were stopped/suspended by the secure mode;the kernel denies (1700) any access/privileges to the protected application files.