摘要 |
A method is disclosed for providing process-based security in a special purpose computer system160 comprising the steps of: configuring the special purpose computer with an operating system 162 and at least one application 168 for operation as a computer appliance associating 165…167 a resource access table 164 with the at least one application 168, addressable by the at least one application 168, containing statements corresponding to predetermined requests for access to at least a one specified resource 172 during running of the at least one application 168 wherein the resource access table 164 statements include information defining an execution path for the at least one application 165…167 interpreting the resource access table 164 statements upon a request for the specified resource by the at least one application, wherein at least one of the statements in the resource access table provides for performing a security check prior to granting access to the specified resource 172 and causing the execution of the at least one application 168, upon granting access to the requested resource 172, including the use of the requested resource 172 according to the execution path statements in the resource access table 164.
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