METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SYSTEM SETTINGS OF A COMPUTING DEVICE

摘要

Methods and devices for controlling system settings of a computing device are described herein. One example embodiment comprises: determining configuration data associated with a software application, wherein the configuration data identifies one or more new system settings to be temporarily enforced on the computing device during an execution of the software application, and wherein the configuration data is digitally signed; and in response to an initiation of the execution of the software application, reconfiguring system settings on the computing device; wherein the reconfiguring comprises verifying at least one digital signature associated with the digitally signed configuration data; wherein if the at least one digital signature associated with the digitally signed configuration data successfully verifies, then the reconfiguring further comprises temporarily enforcing new system settings for the duration of the execution of the software application.

主权项

1. A method of controlling system settings of a computing device, the method comprising:
determining configuration data associated with a digitally signed software application, the configuration data identifying one or more new system settings to be temporarily enforced on the computing device during an execution of the software application, wherein the configuration data is digitally signed; and in response to an initiation of the execution of the software application, reconfiguring system settings on the computing device, the reconfiguring comprising:
verifying at least one digital signature associated with the digitally signed configuration data;verifying a digital signature associated with the digitally signed software application; andverifying that a certificate used to verify the digital signature associated with the digitally signed software application is valid;wherein if the at least one digital signature associated with the digitally signed configuration data successfully verifies, then after successfully verifying the digital signature associated with the digitally signed software application, and verifying that the certificate is valid, the reconfiguring further comprises temporarily enforcing new system settings for the duration of the execution of the software application.