Method for Synchronizing Starting Application Environments on Multiple Systems

Abstract

Computer protection is weak with the methods currently available and there are risks of malicious users getting access to computers, corrupting important data, including system data. We are proposing a method for improving access protection, more particularly, by using a slave device that will enable or disable protection for applications as required. The device supports one or more users, none or more user groups, none or one or more Application Security Environments for each user or user group and one or more states for each Application Security Environment. The state of the hardware is manually controlled by the users. Depending on the configuration, each hardware state corresponding to an Application Security Environment corresponds to a set of privileges the processes running in that Application Security Environment have while that Application Security Environment is in that state.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for synchronizing creation of application security environments, wherein one or more processes run in each said application security environment which is created, said method comprising: each apparatus in a plurality of first apparatuses receiving a first command, wherein said application security environments are created after said first commands are received, wherein said application security environments are created because said first commands are received by said plurality of first apparatuses. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first commands are for creating said application security environments. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising: a second apparatus sending said first commands. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a) each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses receiving a second command before said first command is received; and 
 b) each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses either sending an acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement for said second command received. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising: each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses sending acknowledgement for said first command received after said first command is successful. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said application security environments are created in computers. 
     
     
         7 . A method for synchronizing deletion of application security environments, said method comprising: each apparatus in a plurality of first apparatuses receiving a first command, wherein said application security environments are deleted after said first commands are received, wherein said application security environments are deleted because said first commands are received by said plurality of first apparatuses. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said first commands are for deleting said application security environments. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising: a second apparatus sending said first commands. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising:
 a) each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses receiving a second command before said first command is received; and 
 b) each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses either sending an acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement for said second command received. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising: each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses sending acknowledgement for said first command received after said first command is successful. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein said application security environments are deleted in computers. 
     
     
         13 . A method for creating a plurality of application security environments, wherein one or more processes run in each said application security environment which is created, said method comprising: each apparatus in a plurality of first apparatuses receiving a first command from a second apparatus to create at least one application security environment in said plurality of application security environments, wherein said application security environments are created in response to said first commands received. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said first commands are for creating said application security environments. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising: a second apparatus sending said first commands. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 a) each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses receiving a second command before said first command is received; and 
 b) each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses either sending an acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement for said second command received. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising: each apparatus in said plurality of first apparatuses sending acknowledgement for said first command received after said first command is successful. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said application security environments are created in computers.